driest
Americanadjective
adjective
Example Sentences
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There were extremely wet winters in 2022 and 2023, followed by one of the driest periods on record in the fall and winter of 2024.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2026
Agriculture along Peru's coast has always been difficult because the region is among the driest environments on Earth.
From Science Daily • Mar. 7, 2026
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.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 18, 2026
The company said recent challenges included Scotland's driest start to the year in six decades and an increase in repairs as older infrastructure comes to the end of its operational life.
From BBC • Jan. 23, 2026
For months on end, the activity in the courtroom consisted of the driest legal maneuvering imaginable.
From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela
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