2 sentences for 凄凉 (qī​liáng — desolate)

1. 他在晚年过着十分凄凉的生活。

   tā zài wǎn​nián guò zhe shí​fēn qī​liáng de shēng​huó.

   He lived a very desolate life in his later years.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary

2. 这些旧社会的条子大都身世凄凉。

   zhè​xiē jiù shè​huì de tiáo​zi dà​dōu shēn​shì qī​liáng.

   Most of these prostitutes in the old society had miserable backgrounds.

   Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary