drying out
Example Sentences
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While droughts happen naturally, scientists say that climate change is raising the risks, with higher summer temperatures drying out soils more quickly.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
Since June, a succession of heat waves have pummeled the continent, straining its infrastructure and drying out swaths of territory.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026
“Also, we’re in a situation where the Great Salt Lake is drying out, and we haven’t even begun to stop the decline.”
From Slate ● Jun. 1, 2026
He pointed to a study suggesting that human-caused warming has advanced the onset of the fire season by six to 46 days across most of the state, primarily by drying out vegetation.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 20, 2026
Mama would laugh and rub cocoa butter on our skin to keep it from drying out.
From "Root Magic" by Eden Royce
