arid

Example Sentences

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 8, 2026

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

From Science Daily • Mar. 2, 2026

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 • Feb. 18, 2026

Scarlet wakes up in the Otherworld, an endless, arid landscape with an ocean for sky where a dragon roams.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 2026

“You put on some weight arid it suits you. I maka.”

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie