: deprived of natural moisture
parched land
Examples of parched in a Sentence
Could I have some water? I'm parched.
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But Kinds of Kindness is too parched and mannered to be either disturbing or funny or both—and not even its capable cast can rescue it.
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Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 17 May 2024
Something about the recycled air on a plane has a way of making your skin look and feel parched and lackluster.
—Chris Heasman, Travel + Leisure, 9 May 2024
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Stephanie Zacharek, TIME, 17 May 2024
Something about the recycled air on a plane has a way of making your skin look and feel parched and lackluster.
—Chris Heasman, Travel + Leisure, 9 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for parched
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“Parched.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/parched. Accessed 1 Jun. 2024.
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