parched earth
Frequency: 5.84.8 per million words
Soil that is very dry, especially because of hot weather.
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- The drought left behind acres of parched earth where crops once grew.
- The long drought had turned the fertile fields into parched earth.
- Nothing could grow in the parched earth after months without rain.
- Plants struggled to survive in the parched earth under the blazing sun.
- The farmers stared at the parched earth, hoping for clouds to appear.
- Finally, the rain began to fall on the parched earth.
- Cracks appeared across the parched earth in the abandoned field.
- The parched earth was covered in deep cracks after weeks without water.
- The sun beat down mercilessly on the parched earth below.
- Cattle wandered across the parched earth in search of a watering hole.
- Animals struggled to find water on the parched earth of the savanna.
- Nothing could grow in such parched earth without constant irrigation.
- The parched earth crumbled beneath their feet as they walked.
- We looked out over the parched earth of the desert landscape.
- Rain finally fell on the parched earth after the long dry season.
- The sound of thunder brought hope to the farmers standing on the parched earth.
- The parched earth absorbed every drop of the precious rainfall.
- The sun's heat beat down on the parched earth all day long.
- Dust clouds rose from the parched earth in the desert wind.
- Water quickly disappeared as it was absorbed by the parched earth.