damp
Example Sentences
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Lee Wright, who manages Essential Needs, said: "We regularly come across people who don't have carpets on the floor. We have got children that are sleeping on mattresses on cold, damp floors."
From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026
It was gray and damp as London sometimes is.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026
It’s strange to work out in damp gear—the wetness helps conduct electricity—though newer dry suits are now entering the market.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026
"The heating has gone off. I put it on in the morning for maybe an hour just to stop any damp from coming in, but that's it," he said.
From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026
I was glad of the hard physical work that drove some of the damp from my bones and for the occasional bite of raw potato when guards were not watching.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
Vocabulary lists containing damp
Vocabulary from Readings 4, Unit 1
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"Boar Out There" by Cynthia Rylant
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Vocabulary from Readings 4, Unit 1
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