dried-out
Example Sentences
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The Palisades is nested against a mountain range filled with dried-out flora, making it an “extreme” fire risk, according to an official state threat assessment.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025
Forests that had boasted hundreds of species were reduced to dried-out fragments, overgrown with invasive grasses.
From Salon • Apr. 30, 2025
He then moved down the valley and built a camp and shelter in a dried-out creek bed.
From BBC • Nov. 27, 2024
Most people are still overwatering their traditional turf lawns with frequent short sessions that encourage shallow, easily dried-out roots.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2024
I'll always remember when Maman Iris taught us how to use the bei-powder bundles, and how the chalk-white sprinkles made her skin look like dried-out dirt.
From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton
