How to Use humid in a Sentence

humid

adjective
  • If the air is not humid and the wood stays dry, the mildew should not come back.
    Jeanne Huber, Washington Post, 15 Dec. 2023
  • Hot, humid; some rain and a t-storm in the a.m., then a heavy t-storm.
    Allison Kiehl, The Enquirer, 31 July 2024
  • One was the sullen sky and swampy feel of humid late July.
    Martin Weil, Washington Post, 30 July 2022
  • The tree does best in a climate with hot and humid summers.
    Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 10 Sep. 2023
  • The more humid the air, the more the desiccant can take moisture out, which is the bases of the cooling.
    IEEE Spectrum, 4 Feb. 2024
  • Heat waves keep the humid air hanging like a blanket, day and night.
    Stephanie Hanes, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Nov. 2023
  • Alabama will be stuck in a hot and humid airmass to the south of a cold front.
    Leigh Morgan, al, 6 June 2022
  • Trump’s voice, more raspy and tired than usual, echoed, and the air had become humid.
    Antonia Hitchens, The New Yorker, 6 Mar. 2024
  • Tip: Don’t try to make meringues on a very humid or damp day; the egg whites won’t whip up to their full volume.
    Hugh Garvey, Sunset Magazine, 22 Nov. 2023
  • Summer jumped in fast this year and the weather got hot and humid quickly.
    Janet B. Carson, Arkansas Online, 17 June 2023
  • Mostly cloudy and humid with a couple of heavy t-storms.
    The Enquirer, 8 May 2023
  • La Forêt Rêve is a dream getaway to the humid heart of the Mexican jungle.
    Pia Velasco, ELLE, 31 Aug. 2023
  • This means that in humid places like Florida, there’s a lot of water in the air to pull from.
    Emily Mullin, WIRED, 14 Oct. 2024
  • The storms are part of the monsoon that’s been leaving the region sticky and humid since last weekend.
    Andrew Dyer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Aug. 2022
  • The heat index in North Texas will flirt with 100 degrees this week, with warm and humid days in the forecast.
    Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 May 2024
  • The pattern looks hot, humid, and mostly dry across North Texas for the weekend.
    Dallas News, 26 Aug. 2022
  • Israel is very hot and humid with more then 300 days of sunshine.
    Brad Japhe, Forbes, 2 Apr. 2023
  • Kratom is a tree in the coffee plant family that thrives in the hot and humid rainforests of the tropics.
    Dallas News, 10 Nov. 2022
  • Lupines are short-lived in areas with hot and humid summers.
    Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 14 Feb. 2024
  • By mid-to-late afternoon, the sun has come out in the metro area for the most part with humid conditions.
    Shanzeh Ahmad, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2022
  • That’s less effective on more humid days, when a fan alone would still help.
    Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 13 July 2023
  • By late day, slightly humid temperatures top out in the mid-50s for the most part.
    A. Camden Walker, Washington Post, 25 Nov. 2022
  • The hot and humid weather meant hydration stations were among the longest lines in the park.
    Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 1 Aug. 2024
  • Istanbul is known for its rainy and humid summers, while the winter is cold and windy.
    Jessica Roy, ELLE, 20 Jan. 2023
  • The sun halfheartedly prodded through trees here and there, but for the most part the air had the slightly humid chill of ice in shadow.
    Alli Harvey, Anchorage Daily News, 12 Feb. 2023
  • The humid weather in the Bay Area during the past few days may have felt like being transported to Hawaii.
    Jack Lee, San Francisco Chronicle, 1 Aug. 2022
  • The hazy, hot and humid month of July is here, and that means Plastic Free July is upon us.
    Catherine Salfino, Sourcing Journal, 12 July 2024
  • Filming was set for a day that was sweltering and humid.
    Brian Murphy, Washington Post, 4 Feb. 2023
  • Sunny to partly cloudy, pleasant and less humid ⚾ Pete Rose:Coroner releases cause of death.
    Patricia Gallagher Newberry, The Enquirer, 2 Oct. 2024
  • Dry air can cool down much more quickly than humid air, making freezing temperatures more common.
    Anthony Franze, San Antonio Express-News, 2 Oct. 2024

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