dried-up
Example Sentences
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Running a big food company these days is like fishing in a dried-up pond.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026
At 112-5, England were in danger of being overwhelmed on a pitch that resembled a dried-up riverbed.
From BBC • Feb. 23, 2024
Ingenuity remains in contact with its companion, the Perseverance rover, which has been exploring a dried-up river bed for signs of extinct Martian life.
From New York Times • Jan. 25, 2024
It is not uncommon to see buildings on dried-up river beds which turn into torrents in heavy rain.
From Reuters • Nov. 21, 2023
In some places, the ground was covered with the salt of dried-up lakes.
From "The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho
