Example Sentences

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In one predominantly Latino neighborhood, some residents were drying their clothes in the sun.

From Washington Post • Oct. 2, 2022

Reservoirs and other water sources were drying up from historic droughts, he said, affecting not just water supplies but agriculture — and, in turn, raising food prices.

From New York Times • Sep. 21, 2022

An inch-thick layer of muck was left behind in the portions that were drying out.

From Washington Times • Sep. 3, 2021

While the chicken wings were drying, I made the buttermilk waffle batter so it would be ready to go.

From Slate • Dec. 12, 2018

Crisp blue-and-white-striped sheets were drying on the clothesline, snapping in the wind.

From "Root Magic" by Eden Royce