Example Sentences

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“It was definitely a difficult decision to let that lawn go unwatered because of what the temple represents to us,” McGougan said.

From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2015

Sent by many: Jerry Brown, the color of unwatered grass.

From Washington Post • May 7, 2015

The ever-expanding, ever-more-rutted blotches — by now they resemble an unwatered fairway on a budget-strapped golf course — cannot be reseeded until after the tournament.

From New York Times • Jul. 7, 2012

Friday night, Bears fans were dragged into a decadeslong dispute over the condition of the field, when the annual Family Fest practice was canceled because unwatered sod was separating and deemed unsafe for players.

From Chicago Tribune • Aug. 7, 2011

Or she wouldn’t have said anything, but only felt the no as shame, wilting and withering her like an unwatered flower.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor