lack of moisture
Example Sentences
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The body is then mummified due to a lack of moisture and oxygen in the glacier.
From BBC • Aug. 6, 2025
Unlike a typical drought, which refers to a total lack of moisture, a snow drought refers to a deficit in the expected amount of snow, Swain said.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 3, 2024
A lack of moisture at high altitudes in the tropical Atlantic where storms begin their development may have played a role as well, he said.
From New York Times • Nov. 29, 2022
“With factors like wind, lack of moisture and plentiful fuels, you see fires exploding quickly in a single day.”
From Scientific American • Jul. 25, 2022
Even the sagebrush struggled to exist, and the oaks were dwarfed from lack of moisture.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
