wet

Example Sentences

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An exceptionally wet December helped usher in what’s believed to be the state’s largest and deadliest outbreak of mushroom poisonings on record, with cases concentrated in Northern and Central California.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

One type of wet weather pattern was largely replacing another, meaning the total number of wet systems was not the key factor.

From Science Daily • May 14, 2026

The conditions mean farmers have missed two of the three usual planting phases for so-called "wet direct seeding" of rice, a technique that requires fields to be flooded.

From Barron's • May 8, 2026

He noted that his tenure included the extreme drought from 2020-22, followed by extremely wet conditions in 2023, which revived Tulare Lake on thousands of acres of farmland.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

A minute later, I flew back down the stairs, my still-dripping hair making the back of my T-shirt wet.

From "Glitch" by Laura Martin