dry up
Example Sentences
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Some 1.47 million people are displaced in gang-ravaged Haiti, the United Nations' migration agency said Friday, warning that its ability to help could dry up within months.
From Barron's ● Jun. 5, 2026
Not only does the pipeline of junior talent dry up, but residual effects include buggy software, service outages, security vulnerabilities and mounting technical debt.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
Some said they couldn't find work, while others saw their income dry up after the authorities restricted the internet when the war started, suffocating industries and workers that relied on connecting to the global web.
From Barron's ● Apr. 30, 2026
O'Reilly's ability to do both reduced the need for Reijnders in midfield whose minutes began to dry up too.
From BBC ● Apr. 25, 2026
“She means that the fay will die. And she means that the Wood itself will perish. The trees will fall; the rivers will dry up; the earth will become nothing but ash.”
From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo
