drying out

Example Sentences

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Moisture is your friend: Basil likes it best with consistent watering and very little drying-out between drinks.

From Salon

Economically important salmon runs in the Pacific Northwest are failing because the loss of alpine snowpack leads to the drying-out of Pacific-flowing streams and rivers.

From Washington Post

A brief drying-out period following a strong storm that brought record rainfall and dumped snow on mountains and high deserts last week is expected to give way to even more rain across Southern California through Wednesday.

From Los Angeles Times

Forecasters said the Southland will experience a brief drying-out period early Friday — a welcome break after days of heavy rain — before the next system arrives in the afternoon.

From Los Angeles Times

Water shortages are likely to be the key environmental challenge of this century, scientists from Nasa have warned, as new data has revealed a drying-out of swaths of the globe between the tropics and the high latitudes, with 19 hotspots where water depletion has been dramatic.

From The Guardian