dryness

Example Sentences

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Three years later, the York fire scorched more than 145 square miles amid unprecedented heat and near-record dryness.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026

That summer saw temperatures exceed 40C for the first time in parts of Britain, stretching fire services to their limits and highlighting how rising heat and dryness can rapidly escalate fire risk.

From BBC • May 6, 2026

The FDA has approved multiple HRTs to treat hot flashes, vaginal dryness and discomfort, and to prevent bone loss.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026

The storms lifted the state out of drought, with California reporting zero areas of abnormal dryness for the first time in 25 years, according to the U.S.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 22, 2026

Everything remained the same, the dryness in the air, the dusty winds, the refugees tilling dried soil, but Kainene was not back.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie