parched

Example Sentences

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That’s not just from the recent storms — early-season rains tend to soak into the parched ground — but also because California is building on three prior wet winters, state climatologist Michael Anderson said.

From Los Angeles Times

But instead of quenching the parched landscape, the storms drowned farm fields and deluged pastures.

From Washington Post

But according to the study, what has made this drought exceptional isn’t just the poor rain, but the high temperatures that have parched the land.

From New York Times

The winter rains were welcomed by California’s parched cities and desperate growers, who have been grappling with intense drought for the past several years.

From Seattle Times

In the set of a jaw or the searchingness of a squint you could make out the parched rangeland or the old copper pit or the vanishing farm jobs.

From New York Times