drying out
Example Sentences
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“Also, we’re in a situation where the Great Salt Lake is drying out, and we haven’t even begun to stop the decline.”
From Slate • Jun. 1, 2026
The lake is drying out as more water from snowmelt in the mountains is diverted for use by farms and a growing population, and from drought and a warming climate.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025
A worm expends a vast amount of energy to jump and faces risks of predation or drying out while suspended in the air.
From Science Daily • Oct. 15, 2025
The farms are on rich peat soil that used to be underwater but is now slowly drying out.
From BBC • Sep. 27, 2025
She says her hair is drying out, her skin and nails, she shows me all over how she’s dying on the vine.
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
