How to Use parched in a Sentence

parched

adjective

• Could I have some water? I'm parched.
• The smell when the first raindrops hit the parched soil, kicking up dust.
  — Jeremy White, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2022
• Trees die en masse, setting the parched and arid state up to burn.
  — Tessa Love, Longreads, 8 Nov. 2019
• Winds were whipping, the rainy season was late, and the ground was parched.
  — Dianna M. Náñez, azcentral, 22 July 2019
• By mid-June the monsoon rains should be quenching the parched ground.
  — The Economist, 27 June 2019
• Enmity East of Shusha, the land turns flat and parched.
  — New York Times, 25 July 2021
• That’s enough to have built 10 large water reservoirs in the parched state.
  — The Editorial Board, WSJ, 10 Feb. 2022
• Half of the plots were well watered and green; the other half were parched and yellow.
  — Junot Díaz, The New Yorker, 17 Apr. 2018
• But in recent years, Corkscrew sees more than three parched months a year.
  — Mac Stone, National Geographic, 25 Oct. 2019
• The weekend rain did not give the region’s parched reservoirs much of a boost.
  — Gwendolyn Wu, San Francisco Chronicle, 30 Mar. 2022
• Next, to quench parched skin ahead of your face rolling session, do a quick spritz of Chanel’s face mist.
  — Kiana Murden, Vogue, 16 Dec. 2022
• As the sun beat down, a group of skinny kids kicked soccer balls across a field of parched grass.
  — Kate Linthicum, latimes.com, 5 Apr. 2018
• For stressed, parched skin, this facial oil is the gold standard.
  — Southern Living, 9 Apr. 2021
• The team of six was rushing to collect samples while the parched ground changed around them.
  — Zoë Schlanger, The Atlantic, 23 Oct. 2023
• But despite the parched landscape and the harshness of the sea, the place felt welcoming.
  — Peter Heller, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Jan. 2024
• Come hither, parched ones, because the Droughtlander is over and the time has come to quench! your! thirst!
  — Mehera Bonner, Harper's BAZAAR, 5 Nov. 2018
• The city’s reservoirs and lakes are parched and its wells have run dry after two years of scanty rains here.
  — Joanna Slater, Washington Post, 28 June 2019
• The city's reservoirs and lakes are parched and its wells have run dry after two years of scanty rains here.
  — Anchorage Daily News, 2 July 2019
• Water shortages have left front yards and the sharp hills that surround the city a parched, dusty tan.
  — Scott Wilson, Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2022
• As a result, your skin and lips can feel pretty parched.
  — Korin Miller, SELF, 6 Jan. 2018
• The trees store water, which is useful in such a parched region.
  — The Economist, 28 Mar. 2018
• Nevertheless, this week’s storms brought some ease to the most parched areas of the state.
  — Rachel Ramirez, CNN, 17 Dec. 2022
• But a scorching rinse may be making your face even more parched.
  — Jessica Cruel, SELF, 3 Oct. 2023
• Then, lightly dab it onto the most parched areas of your hair.
  — Jenn Barthole, Glamour, 29 Mar. 2024
• On this stretch, in north-eastern Thailand, the bank is so parched the earth has cracked, and once-leafy bushes are bone dry.
  — The Economist, 14 May 2020
• Hydration is key to prevent parched strands and to fight frizz.
  — Angela Lei, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023
• The soils across the watershed remain parched and will soak up some of the melting snow this spring and summer.
  — Ian James, The Arizona Republic, 18 Mar. 2019
• The once bustling area is now surrounded by parched soil, with many boathouses high and dry.
  — Fabiano Maisonnave, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Oct. 2023
• For decades, farmers in southern Afghanistan relied on opium poppies to make a living in their parched desert landscape.
  — Carolyn Van Houten, Washington Post, 21 June 2024
• In striking before-and-after photos, a parched Lake Shasta is transformed.
  — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 26 May 2024

Last Updated: 15 Nov 2024