high and dry

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Recent Examples of high and dry Sheryl Crow didn't mean to leave her fans high and dry in Atlanta. Jack Irvin, Peoplemag, 13 Aug. 2024 European countries, fearing Chinese economic retaliation, could end up leaving Washington high and dry, fracturing the transatlantic alliance in the process. Liana Fix, Foreign Affairs, 26 Apr. 2023 Chris Brown appeared less than pleased after a set malfunction during his New Jersey concert left him hanging high and dry… literally. EW.com, 13 June 2024 How much longer will the Navy be left high and dry? Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 11 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for high and dry 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for high and dry
Adjective
  • Existing franchises that have successfully executed complex roster-building strategies hate seeing their hard work undone, helpless as key role players depart.
    Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 6 Dec. 2024
  • With the Anschluss came atrocities, as Hitler’s boys had their way with the helpless.
    Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 25 Nov. 2024
Adjective
  • Despite the prime minister’s assurances, some state workers failed to return to their jobs and a U.N. official said the government remains paralyzed.
    Sarah el Deeb, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
  • There was the woman who came to every meeting combative and quick-tempered (fight), the one who broke down in tears at every one-on-one and eventually took extended leave (flight), and the one who seemed paralyzed by the sheer volume of work (freeze).
    Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 7 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • Area roads could become dangerously slick Monday morning as a weak system is expected to bring freezing rain overnight, according to the National Weather Service.
    Frank Vaisvilas, Journal Sentinel, 22 Dec. 2024
  • Houston will be a weaker team in 2025, but one Brown still believes can capture an American League West championship.
    Chandler Rome, The Athletic, 21 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • The case was suspended earlier this year because the aging McCarrick was deemed incompetent to stand for trial.
    Laura Schulte, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel | Robert Herguth, Chicago Sun-Times, Journal Sentinel, 12 Dec. 2024
  • Trump's nominee for defense secretary, Pete Hegseth, is saying that women are incompetent and that their presence in the military causes love triangles and drama.
    Tonya Mosley, NPR, 25 Nov. 2024

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