dry as dust
Example Sentences
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"I love genealogists, and they make what I do possible, but those records can be as dry as dust," Gates said during a recent interview.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 17, 2014
"Are you aware," he said, in a voice dry as dust, "that there's a $60 tip for the minister?"
From The Guardian • Mar. 27, 2010
He had been clad in mail, and still his harness lay there whole; for the cavern’s air was as dry as dust, and his hauberk was gilded.
From "The Return of the King" by J.R.R. Tolkien
The next day she said I did not put in enough water, and the rice was dry as dust.
From "Homeless Bird" by Gloria Whelan
Abby was already asking for something to drink and his own mouth felt dry as dust.
From "Earthquake Terror" by Peg Kehret
