driest
Americanadjective
adjective
Example Sentences
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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
But then Southern California experienced one of the driest periods on record in the fall and winter of 2024, which enabled the subsequent devastation of January 2025’s firestorm.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 9, 2026
The dry, sunny and warm weather continued with April seeing the UK register a record number of hours of sunshine, and by mid-May the country was experiencing its driest spring in more than 100 years.
From BBC • Jan. 2, 2026
In terms of precipitation, she observes, Antarctica “is the driest large area on Earth, drier overall than any large desert.”
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
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