dry well
AmericanEtymology
Origin of dry well
First recorded in 1760–70
Example Sentences
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He added: "I will not go quietly. I will not be cancelled for convenience. I was tried by media and hung out to dry well before the facts were established."
From BBC • Jul. 8, 2025
Let it dry well, and you can store valuables in the last place someone might look.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 22, 2024
A Bend, Oregon, man who went missing on Christmas Day was found alive and in good condition in a dry well inside a gated storage unit facility, local police said.
From Washington Times • Dec. 29, 2023
California has recorded 1,287 dry well reports across the state this year, a 50 percent increase since 2021.
From Salon • Oct. 26, 2022
And the answer always came back, like the hollow, clattering echo of a stone tossed down a dry well: Not much of a man at all.
From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson
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