arid

Example Sentences

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Natives actually tend to do better after several years of drought, once invasives not adapted to the arid climate die out.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

The Middle East’s abundant desalination plants, which remove salt from the Gulf’s seawater, are the key source of drinking water for millions of residents in the arid region.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026

This suggests that other arid regions around the world may harbor more biodiversity than previously recognized.

From Science Daily • Mar. 2, 2026

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 • Dec. 28, 2025

She flexed it, held it up over her face arid smelled it, then held it out again.

From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt