bone-dry

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Recent Examples of bone-dry But the bone-dry cabin air and the altitude can really mess things up. Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 17 June 2025 The actor-writer-director, who is 31 and uses they/she pronouns, has spent the last decade or so as a niche internet presence, going viral periodically on Twitter (and then X) and TikTok with satirical front-facing videos and bone-dry one-liners. Rachel Brodsky, Rolling Stone, 6 June 2025 Bacchus, bone-dry, slumps in the center of a stagnant green pool clutching fistfuls of limp grapes; none of the fountains is turned on. Caity Weaver, The Atlantic, 5 June 2025 The resulting wines range from bone-dry and structured to fruity, floral, and slightly sweet. Emily Price, Forbes.com, 24 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for bone-dry
Recent Examples of Synonyms for bone-dry
Adjective
  • The delegations, escorted around town and guarded by scores of Swiss police, met for at least a dozen hours on both days of the weekend at a sunbaked 18th-century villa that serves as the official residence of the Swiss ambassador to the United Nations in Geneva.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 13 May 2025
  • In a sunbaked Vatican City, huge crowds of devoted faithful stood for hours in a section beyond the neat rows of cardinals, who remained seated in their colorful robes and hats.
    NBC News, NBC news, 7 May 2025
Adjective
  • Put simply, the Dewy Milk Moisturizer is best for oily and combination skin types, while the pre-existing Dewy Skin Cream caters to those with parched dry skin.
    Claire Sullivan, Footwear News, 17 June 2025
  • Even with parched conditions Seminole has staved off a burn ban, according to county spokeswoman Doreen Overstreet.
    Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Applying a nourishing air-dry cream or leave-in conditioner is key to protecting strands and preventing frizz, especially if your hair tends to tangle easily.
    Angela Trakoshis, Allure, 11 July 2025
  • The all-in-one smart dock can auto-empty the vacuum for up to seven weeks and wash and air-dry the mop pads, too.
    BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 10 July 2025
Adjective
  • Scientists believe that during the Triassic period, this part of Arizona was an arid place positioned in the middle of Pangaea right above the equator, later submerged by a flood that likely buried all the creatures preserved in the bonebed.
    Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 July 2025
  • Kentucky is relatively water-rich, compared to parts of the arid southwest, but has suffered droughts in recent years, as the region's rainfall shifts toward more intense, clustered events.
    Connor Giffin, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
Adjective
  • While urban areas like Los Angeles are under mandatory drought restrictions to reduce strain on state reservoirs, many rural residents reliant on groundwater wells are waterless.
    Tribune Content Agency, oregonlive, 27 Nov. 2022
  • Other eco-friendly measures include a solid waste incinerator to turn waste into non-toxic ash and a waterless urinal to reduce unnecessary usage.
    Camille Fine, USA TODAY, 22 Aug. 2022
Adjective
  • Her candidness, dry humor and emotional honesty resonated with thousands — some fellow transplant recipients, others simply inspired by her resilience.
    Jordan Greene, People.com, 14 July 2025
  • On the West Coast, vegetation grows back quickly, presenting a perennial wildfire risk in dry zones.
    Louis Gritzo, Forbes.com, 15 July 2025

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“Bone-dry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bone-dry. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.

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