Which sentence uses desolate correctly?

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Yoga provides feelings of desolate and calm, which benefits practitioners.
Yoga provides feelings of desolate and calm, which benefits practitioners.

During the war, entire cities were reduced to desolate piles of rubble.
During the war, entire cities were reduced to desolate piles of rubble.

We used sticks gathered in the woods to build a toasty, desolate fire.
We used sticks gathered in the woods to build a toasty, desolate fire.

The stadium was so crowded and desolate that I could hardly move.

Answer 1

The sentence that uses "desolate" correctly is:

During the war, entire cities were reduced to desolate piles of rubble.

In this context, "desolate" accurately describes the bleak and empty condition of the cities after the war. The other sentences do not use "desolate" appropriately.