dry up
Example Sentences
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“Tech investors beware! At least since 1990, once corporate cash dries up – the stock market’s technology miracle may suffer a pause,” says Paulsen.
From MarketWatch
“Especially if they’re looking for venture dollars, because a lot of that capital has dried up.”
That has included additional sanctions designed to economically cripple the country and dry up its oil revenues from sales on the global market.
From Barron's
She still stores bottled water in a shed next to her mobile home in case the well dries up again.
From Los Angeles Times
When those deals dried up, producers faced a painful course correction as income plunged but actors' demands stayed elevated.
From Barron's
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
