Barren

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

The garden, once lush and green, now appears barren and neglected.

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

The old, neglected garden was barren and overgrown.

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

The barren team lacked coordination and strategy.

The radiation from the nuclear explosion made the area a barren zone.