leave dry

Example Sentences

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Willard said as he faced down poor water supply he had to decide which crops to keep growing and which to leave dry across his 300 or so acres.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 3, 2024

Young people who once may have taken over family concerns are now looking elsewhere as their parents leave dry dirt unplanted.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 23, 2021

Four new picture books leave dry land behind to reflect on the rewards and perils of friendship, empathy, courage and more.

From New York Times • Nov. 7, 2017

A crop of vesicles forms and, after bursting, these leave dry scabs.

From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Miles, Alexander

Warm it for use, and wash the stained part with it and leave dry.

From Our Deportment Or the Manners, Conduct and Dress of the Most Refined Society by Young, John H.