a nonconformist who left his jerkwater hometown for the more welcoming clime of the big city
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When tested in both the arid climate of the Chihuahuan Desert in New Mexico and the Austin area’s comparably humid clime, the jacket succeeded in capturing a significant 14 to 30 ounces of water per day.—
Sarah Jones,
Footwear News,
22 June 2026 Like many arrivals from colder, cloudier climes, Hockney went all in on LA, buying a Ford Falcon and devouring John Rechy’s City of Night.—
Mark Rozzo,
Vanity Fair,
12 June 2026 Just under 300,000 years from the moment Homo sapiens appeared in Africa, the species had encircled Earth, mastering desolate deserts and frozen wastelands and all the temperate climes in between.—
Cody Cottier,
Scientific American,
4 June 2026 Other Floridians skip the season altogether and flee to cooler climes, choosing to drive north into the mountains for a cool-cation.—
Kelsey Glennon,
Southern Living,
3 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for clime