dry up
verb
dried up; drying up; dries up
: to cut off the supply of
1
: to disappear as if by evaporation, draining, or cutting off of a source of supply
2
: to wither or die through gradual loss of vitality
3
: to stop talking
Examples of dry up in a Sentence
sick of her constant complaining, he angrily told her to dry up
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Locals were detained and quickly released as investigative leads dried up.
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Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2026
Car sales in the largest global auto market fell 14% in January year-on-year as government subsidies dried up.
—semafor.com, 3 Mar. 2026
Meanwhile, in the early 1900s, people feared broadcast radio would wrinkle their skin, dry up the sky, and even cause flooding by breaking up clouds.
—Tim Brinkhof, Big Think, 3 Mar. 2026
Aside from a steady trickle of articles on local news sites, the media’s initial interest in the blockade had largely dried up.
—Robert Moor, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
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Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2026
Car sales in the largest global auto market fell 14% in January year-on-year as government subsidies dried up.
—semafor.com, 3 Mar. 2026
Meanwhile, in the early 1900s, people feared broadcast radio would wrinkle their skin, dry up the sky, and even cause flooding by breaking up clouds.
—Tim Brinkhof, Big Think, 3 Mar. 2026
Aside from a steady trickle of articles on local news sites, the media’s initial interest in the blockade had largely dried up.
—Robert Moor, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
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“Dry up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dry%20up. Accessed 4 Mar. 2026.
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