high and dry
Example Sentences
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And he does not want to leave his clients high and dry should he die unexpectedly.
From MarketWatch • Feb. 25, 2026
The land is high and dry, the ground rocky and inhospitable — not like the rainy coastal Northwest, where trees grow thick and fast.
From New York Times • Apr. 4, 2024
When a cyberattack knocked the British Library out of commission in October of last year, a nation’s researchers, scholars, students, and bookworms were left high and dry.
From Slate • Jan. 19, 2024
Mr Strachan, 27, said he had been left "high and dry" by the announcement.
From BBC • Jan. 9, 2024
When I wake him up on the TV couch and tell him the Mary Rose is high and dry, he looks at me like he don’t understand.
From "The Young Man and the Sea" by Rodman Philbrick
