Wondering how to use Dry in a sentence? Below are 20 example sentences from real English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as change or baked.

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Dry in a sentence

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Dry meaning

  1. Free from or lacking moisture.
  2. Unable to produce a liquid, as water, (petrochemistry) oil, or (agriculture) milk.
  3. Built without or lacking mortar.

Synonyms of Dry

wet dried-up dry out change bone-dry waterless arid air-dry air-dried sunbaked scorched parched baked adust bone dry

Dry in Dutch

Example sentences (20)

Once your white Apple Watch band is clean and dry, be sure to store it properly in a cool dry place when not in use.

Incidentally, if the label describes a sparkling wine as “extra dry” (which both these do) it’s not very dry at all.

The side effects can range from dry skin, dry throat, nose bleeds and can make you extremely sensitive to the sun.

Fires that were fanned by warm dry winds and dry ground plagued firefighters all over the State since last Friday.

While both options might get your undies dry, there is a better method to dry that actually comes with some benefits.

Consumption of dry-ground mica in paint, the second ranked use, accounted for 22% of the dry-ground mica used in 2008.

Dry off after taking a dip: As fun as it is to soak your feet, it’s also important to properly dry your feet afterward.

He hung the apron on the stove door to dry, and, as soon as it was dry, there was a flash as the apron ignited.

Hence the curries in Rajasthan are usually made using dry spices and herbs and other dry items like gram flour.

Made from quick dry, water repellant fabric and measuring 46 inches when open, it's large enough to keep two people dry.

Harle, 355–361 The paintings are in "dry fresco ", painted on top of a dry plaster surface rather than into wet plaster.

Dry apple bourbon wine is crisp, with a vanilla undertone, and the dry chambourcin was one of the best versions we tried.

The reliable European global model, and earlier runs of the GFS, are bone dry, and we will keep our forecast dry as well.

Thankfully no scrubbing was needed, and all I did next was wipe the shower screen dry with another (dry) microfibre cloth.

Unlike many other plants, the leaves of the rosemary do not wilt when they are dry, but rather, just dry up.

Burning also is used traditionally to remove tall, dry, and nutrient-poor grass from pasture at the end of the dry season.

During the dry season, many streams dry up and villagers must depend on wells for scarce supplies of water.

James Spann: Nice, dry Thanksgiving for AlabamaToday will be cool and dry, with a good supply of sunshine.

For those who live where summers are dry, the soil and root-ball can dry out, quickly causing the leaves to brown and scorch.

Transfer the clean, dry pieces of lettuce to a glass container, topping it with either a clean, dry tea towel or paper towel.

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Frequently asked questions

How do you use "dry" in a sentence?
An example: "Once your white Apple Watch band is clean and dry, be sure to store it properly in a cool dry place when not in use." This page contains 20 example sentences with the word "dry" from real English texts.
What does "dry" mean?
Dry means: Free from or lacking moisture.
What are synonyms of "dry"?
Common synonyms of "dry" include: wet, dried-up, dry out, change, bone-dry, waterless, arid, air-dry. Plus 7 more synonyms.
What is "dry" in Dutch?
"dry" translates to Dutch as: droog, drogen.
How many example sentences with "dry" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 20 example sentences with "dry", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.

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