How to Use high and dry in a Sentence

high and dry

adjective
  • Don’t mind a thick sole so long as your feet stay high and dry?
    — Iona Brannon, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Jan. 2022
  • That way, if one source breaks down, you won’t be left high and dry.
    — Valery Kurilov, Forbes, 5 July 2021
  • Their homes will be left high and dry when the reservoir is drained.
    — Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2023
  • When the lockdown happened the labour force was left high and dry.
    — S Gopikrishna Warrier, Quartz India, 3 May 2020
  • Don't take chances – get the right vaccine passport, or you could be left high and dry.
    — Christopher Elliott, USA TODAY, 2 Apr. 2021
  • Failure to show the right ones can leave a company high and dry.
    — Zenger News, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2021
  • The residents and staff were high and dry on the second floor.
    — Nicole Chavez, CNN, 31 Aug. 2017
  • Today, the Argus is still high and dry, with no launch date in sight.
    — Craig Hooper, Forbes, 17 July 2023
  • Below, shop 11 heeled boots that will keep you high and dry all winter.
    — Madeline Fass, Vogue, 14 Jan. 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
  • A lot of members of boy bands — and there are a lot of them — had managers who left them high and dry.
    — Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Dec. 2024
  • This doesn’t mean kids should quit thoughtlessly or in a way that leaves teammates high and dry.
    — Washington Post, 6 Nov. 2019
  • This week’s rain has helped drought conditions for some — but others have been left high and dry again.
    — Leigh Morgan, al, 10 Oct. 2019
  • Sheryl Crow didn't mean to leave her fans high and dry in Atlanta.
    — Jack Irvin, Peoplemag, 13 Aug. 2024
  • One place that will remain high and dry is Riverfront Park’s splash pad.
    — USA TODAY, 27 Apr. 2020
  • Used my voice, used my sound, used the culture, and literally just left me high and dry.
    — Jem Aswad, Variety, 24 Aug. 2022
  • This introduced a strong plot line for a third season, but now we're being left high and dry.
    — Kathryn Lindsay, refinery29.com, 16 Jan. 2020
  • About twice that number, 2,066 restaurants, were left high and dry.
    — Susan Dunne, courant.com, 28 Dec. 2021
  • Derek was going to walk out on Meredith and leave her high and dry and what was that going to mean?
    — NBC News, 17 Sep. 2021
  • Of course, the Padres weren’t about to leave Fort Wayne high and dry up the middle.
    — Jeff Sanders, sandiegouniontribune.com, 26 Aug. 2017
  • Calls that pass the bar usually belong to large males, leaving the little guys high and dry.
    — Rasha Aridi, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Dec. 2020
  • Petnet is far from the first device or service to leave customers high and dry with complaints.
    — Kate Cox, Ars Technica, 24 Feb. 2020
  • When our unused fields are high and dry and the neighbors next to them are underwater, that’s a problem.
    — Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 31 July 2024
  • When our unused fields are high and dry and the neighbors next to them are underwater, that’s a problem.
    — Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 31 July 2024
  • Once submerged and now high and dry, Robert Smithson’s land-art work has become a symbol of the lake’s health.
    — The Salt Lake Tribune, 26 June 2022
  • Lil Wayne is feeling remorseful after leaving fans in Maine high and dry.
    — Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 2 July 2026
  • When morning came, there was a huge hue and cry as the theft of half the 200 gifts was discovered, leaving adults high and dry.
    — Liz Hardaway, ExpressNews.com, 23 Dec. 2020
  • The Indian pythons, unlike the Burmese pythons, prefer high and dry grounds, the report said.
    — Fox News, 27 Aug. 2018
  • Gaslighter is still postponed to a later, unknown date, but the Dixie Chicks aren't leaving us high and dry.
    — Nick Romano, EW.com, 30 Apr. 2020
  • Photos taken Monday show the eldest of the agency's three intake valves high and dry above the water line.
    — Stephanie Elam, CNN, 27 Apr. 2022

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