: deprived of natural moisture
parched land
Examples of parched in a Sentence
Could I have some water? I'm parched.
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Water passed from the soaked ivy to the parched flowers in the pots below.
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Grady Chambers, The Atlantic, 21 July 2024
After heavy rainfall the past two years, vegetation in California has grown rapidly—and now, the current warm and dry summer conditions have turned these grasses into parched tinder, fueling fires, writes the New York Times’ Jill Cowan and Jonathan Wolfe.
—Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 July 2024
That’s the current status of Mayor Adams’ City of Yes housing proposal, which would among other things allow larger housing developments that include affordable housing, eliminate parking requirements, and take other common-sense steps to build out more housing in a parched NYC.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 12 July 2024
Long conversations and even longer contemplations are not for busy shifts; take a look around, there’s a twine of parched people in every direction.
—Brandi California, SPIN, 1 July 2024
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Grady Chambers, The Atlantic, 21 July 2024
After heavy rainfall the past two years, vegetation in California has grown rapidly—and now, the current warm and dry summer conditions have turned these grasses into parched tinder, fueling fires, writes the New York Times’ Jill Cowan and Jonathan Wolfe.
—Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 July 2024
That’s the current status of Mayor Adams’ City of Yes housing proposal, which would among other things allow larger housing developments that include affordable housing, eliminate parking requirements, and take other common-sense steps to build out more housing in a parched NYC.
—New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 12 July 2024
Long conversations and even longer contemplations are not for busy shifts; take a look around, there’s a twine of parched people in every direction.
—Brandi California, SPIN, 1 July 2024
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“Parched.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/parched. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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