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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While these sources have dried up, Russia can now also count on North Korean troops who again are thrown into the most intense combat and suffer a high rate of casualties.
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David Hambling, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
But this font of renewal dries up: an eighty-year-old’s bone marrow contains two hundred times fewer stem cells than a newborn’s.
—Tad Friend, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025
As the track dried up, some of the cars started pitting for slick tires.
—Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 July 2025
As the western dried up around him, Sam Peckinpah assembled a group of grizzled veterans for one last trip into the breach.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 18 July 2025
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David Hambling, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
But this font of renewal dries up: an eighty-year-old’s bone marrow contains two hundred times fewer stem cells than a newborn’s.
—Tad Friend, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025
As the track dried up, some of the cars started pitting for slick tires.
—Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 July 2025
As the western dried up around him, Sam Peckinpah assembled a group of grizzled veterans for one last trip into the breach.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 18 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for dry up
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“Dry up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dry%20up. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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