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

The lack of moisture would also diminish the amount of silica that is washed into the oceans, which usually removes CO2 from the atmosphere.

From Scientific American • Sep. 27, 2023

Wimbledon’s famous grass courts start off lush, but by the second week, a lack of moisture can alter the game, forcing players to adjust.

From New York Times • Jun. 27, 2022

The current lack of moisture has had severe ramifications on the Golden State’s landscape.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 13, 2021

Even the sagebrush struggled to exist, and the oaks were dwarfed from lack of moisture.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck