dryness

Example Sentences

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While blocking highs may not be happening more often, studies suggest that when they do occur the heat and dryness they bring are more intense than in the past.

From BBC • May 28, 2026

It typically lasts up to a year, peaking around year-end, and tends to bring dryness and heat to much of Asia and wet weather to various places, including the Gulf Coast.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

But now, just over two months later, abnormal dryness has returned to areas of Northern California.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2026

Check the dryness of the soil before topping them up.

From BBC • Jan. 14, 2026

It was one of those songs—“Aburn onye n’uwa, onye kambu n’uwa”—that eased the dryness in my throat as we got into his car, and I said, “I love you.”

From "Purple Hibiscus" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie