humid

Example Sentences

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We get up there and it’s hot and humid and people are passing out.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

Dry air heats and cools more quickly than humid air and this can further widen the temperature gap.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

“It’s uncomfortably hot and humid almost all year round, expensive and there’s construction everywhere,” she said.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 4, 2026

The rise of Port Sudan spelled disaster for Suakin, whose grand public buildings and elegant coral townhouses were left to decay, slowly eaten away by the humid winds and summer heat.

From Barron's • Feb. 1, 2026

Instead, a faint, foul chemical smell and a cool, humid emptiness waft out from the main doors of the building.

From "Dread Nation" by Justina Ireland