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
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 • Mar. 2, 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
In 2025, Scotland had its driest start to the year in six decades, with rainfall at just 59% of normal levels.
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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