dry out
Example Sentences
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Just don’t keep it on the grill as long as you would an all-beef burger so the mushrooms don’t dry out.
From MarketWatch • May 22, 2026
The skins contain natural oils, and garments not kept in a temperature-controlled environment -- ideally off-season in cold vaults -- can dry out and disintegrate.
From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026
The persistent heat will dry out vegetation and increase the chance of fires in grass-dominated areas that greened up after the plentiful rains this winter.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2026
If conditions become drier, peat soils may dry out more frequently and for longer periods.
From Science Daily • Feb. 24, 2026
If it didn’t dry out and it didn’t wash away, after a while it began to rot.
From "Nim’s Island" by Wendy Orr
