dry out
Example Sentences
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The skins contain natural oils, and garments not kept in a temperature-controlled environment -- ideally off-season in cold vaults -- can dry out and disintegrate.
From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026
The warmth and premature melt mean the state’s forests will dry out a month earlier than usual, or even more, Peter Gleick, a leading water scientist and co-founder of the Pacific Institute, told The Times.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026
If conditions become drier, peat soils may dry out more frequently and for longer periods.
From Science Daily • Feb. 24, 2026
Because the ground is not getting time to dry out between systems, even moderate amounts of rainfall are causing further flooding and disruption.
From BBC • Feb. 5, 2026
“I wish there’d been time to dry out your socks.”
From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson
