Example Sentences

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The nightmare scenario is playing out in Los Angeles, where a century-old entertainment economy is evaporating with no signs of a turnaround on the horizon.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

Even as the climate warms, plants are becoming more efficient at transpiration, meaning more water is evaporating from the pores in their leaves.

From Science Daily • Nov. 30, 2023

Rivers on Earth are abundant, in spite of climate change that is evaporating many water sources.

From Salon • Jul. 10, 2023

Phoenix has homicidal heat in the summer and a water supply that is evaporating before our eyes.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 17, 2023

His brother-in-law gave him a thousand dollars for miscellaneous traveling expenses and the money, which seemed so huge a sum when first he saw it, is evaporating faster than Salim can believe.

From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman