dried-up
Example Sentences
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Running a big food company these days is like fishing in a dried-up pond.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026
Just outside her house, a large patch of dried-up shower gel marks the spot where one of the residents bathed earlier, in the open, with privacy provided only by the darkness before sunrise.
From BBC • Jul. 14, 2024
Ingenuity remains in contact with its companion, the Perseverance rover, which has been exploring a dried-up river bed for signs of extinct Martian life.
From New York Times • Jan. 25, 2024
Beets, spinach, and endive died where they grew, with telltale dried-up, silver-metallic leaves.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 1, 2023
He spent fourteen months in a dried-up lake bed, where he did nothing except dig holes.
From "Small Steps" by Louis Sachar
