Barren

The team's efforts to win the game were barren, and they lost.

The athlete's training regimen was barren of any variety or new techniques.

The athlete's performance was barren and lacked the usual finesse.

The barren team lacked coordination and strategy.

The barren stage had no props, costumes, or scenery.

The scientist found a way to make a barren plant bear fruit.

The apple tree looked barren as it had lost all its leaves.