driest
Americanadjective
adjective
Example Sentences
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Rainfall was 24% lower last year as the country experienced one of its driest starts to the year, even though the winter saw heavy rain.
From BBC
Death Valley in California - the hottest place on Earth and the driest place in North America - is currently carpeted in wildflowers in what is shaping up to be the best bloom in a decade.
From BBC
Agriculture along Peru's coast has always been difficult because the region is among the driest environments on Earth.
From Science Daily
New research reveals that life beneath the surface of one of the driest places on Earth is far more resilient and diverse than many scientists expected.
From Science Daily
They are exceptionally lovely; even the driest of his working drawings—for example, the construction details for an iron bookstand—exult in line and color in a way utterly alien to modern practice.
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