Example Sentences

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"We are expecting things to be much worse in 2026," said Harneis, pointing out that 21 million Yemenis were in need and aid was drying up.

From Barron's • Jan. 19, 2026

In Gaza City, Rami Deif Allah, who was displaced from Beit Hanoun, was drying out soaked mattresses in the weak sunshine, with his elderly mother and children.

From BBC • Nov. 17, 2025

As for the Tule River site, as McDarment explains, “We were in a drought in 2014 and the river was drying up. We said, ‘Why not bring beaver home?’

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 7, 2025

But the money was drying up by the end of the fiscal year on Sept. 30.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 23, 2024

A pink paintbrush was drying onto her desk.

From "The Truth as Told by Mason Buttle" by Leslie Connor