arid
Example Sentences
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Israel, an arid country, is a world leader in water management -- nearly 90 percent of its wastewater is recycled and vast seawater desalination plants provide more than 80 percent of its drinking water.
From Barron's
A network of pumps and pipes then distributes the water across miles of arid land to irrigate the farms that have helped to green the desert.
From BBC
Scarlet wakes up in the Otherworld, an endless, arid landscape with an ocean for sky where a dragon roams.
From Los Angeles Times
Few sports topics are as reliably ponderous, full of arid data, self-importance and opinions that only make sense to the voters holding them.
Deep fear has long pervaded the arid savannah plains and highlands of north-western Nigeria - even before the US air strikes on the Islamist militants who have made this area their base on Christmas night.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
