dry up
Example Sentences
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That has included additional sanctions designed to economically cripple the country and dry up its oil revenues from sales on the global market.
From Barron's
She still stores bottled water in a shed next to her mobile home in case the well dries up again.
From Los Angeles Times
When those deals dried up, producers faced a painful course correction as income plunged but actors' demands stayed elevated.
From Barron's
Yet for investors considering any last-minute “window dressing” to spruce up their portfolios before liquidity tends to dry up during the year-end holiday period, Sutherland of Schroders said that’s not a good idea.
From MarketWatch
"I watched Warner Bros struggle since David Zaslav became the CEO and ran it into the ground," says an actor who lost his home after his work dried up.
From BBC
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