high and dry

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Recent Examples of high and dry But unions pushed back, warning employees that there was no precedent for such a move and that people who accepted it could be left high and dry. Cheyenne Haslett, ABC News, 20 Feb. 2025 But her wife ended up leaving her and left her high and dry. Kimi Robinson, USA TODAY, 22 Jan. 2025 The Cowboys have been left high and dry after mismanaging their RB room, all while Dak Prescott and CeeDee Lamb continue to try to make ends meet. Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Jan. 2025 Kelly left Notre Dame high and dry. Mike D. Sykes, For The Win, 10 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for high and dry
Recent Examples of Synonyms for high and dry
Adjective
  • Her precocity gives the novel its wit, but Shteyngart is also alert to the fact that a child, however bright, is fundamentally helpless. Not to mention desperate for her parents’ affection, which is in short supply for Vera.
    Mark Athitakis, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2025
  • Evans stood next to a small boat, clad in waders and helpless to stop the rising waters.
    Keisha Rowe, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
Adjective
  • For Maria, shifting health care policies have left her feeling paralyzed.
    Kff Health News, Oc Register, 26 June 2025
  • Heavenly Ever After After decades of working as a loan shark to support herself and her paralyzed husband, Lee Hae-sook (Kim Hye-ja) dies shortly after his passing and arrives in Heaven.
    Regina Kim, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
Adjective
  • Precious metals and mining stocks were weak across both markets.
    Brendan Ahern, Forbes.com, 9 July 2025
  • The switch coincided with DJ LeMahieu’s return from a calf injury, but accommodating the veteran gave the Yankees two weak spots in their infield.
    Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 8 July 2025
Adjective
  • Some seemed to be downright incompetent, Marquez told the jury.
    Jason Meisner, Chicago Tribune, 30 June 2025
  • The defense has argued that others possibly killed O’Keefe inside that home and that the police were either too incompetent or corrupt to investigate that angle.
    Lance Reynolds, Boston Herald, 23 June 2025

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“High and dry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/high%20and%20dry. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.

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