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
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
When Vasquez left his job with the town of Willcox and started working for a company that manages small water systems across the county, he encountered the same dry well crisis everywhere he went.
From Salon ● Oct. 26, 2022
“It’s been so dry this last year. We didn’t get much rain. We didn’t get much snowpack,” Moore said, standing next to a dry well on her property in Chowchilla, California.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 3, 2022
“You look as low as a toad in a dry well, chile.”
From "Copper Sun" by Sharon M. Draper
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