dampness
Example Sentences
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“People will often attribute things they don’t understand to dampness and mold,” Mendell said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
The building’s units suffer from severe dampness and moisture accumulation, including under floorboards.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 9, 2025
It said this was "almost certainly a direct consequence of the wet weather", winter flooding and general dampness leading to mould growth, impacting the winter survival rate.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2024
It has that common pervasive dampness along with plenty of clannish townspeople who resent these nosy Nellies poking around where they have no business.
From New York Times ● May 8, 2024
Still, the dampness and the bite of the cold ate at my bones, and I had lost my mittens.
From "March Forward, Girl" by Melba Pattillo Beals
