high and dry

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Recent Examples of high and dry But her wife ended up leaving her and left her high and dry. Kimi Robinson, USA TODAY, 22 Jan. 2025 The Cowboys have been left high and dry after mismanaging their RB room, all while Dak Prescott and CeeDee Lamb continue to try to make ends meet. Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Jan. 2025 Kelly left Notre Dame high and dry. Mike D. Sykes, For The Win, 10 Jan. 2025 The only instance in his coaching career was in 2018 when LeBron James left the Cavaliers high and dry with a rotation that nobody could win with. Shane Young, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for high and dry
Recent Examples of Synonyms for high and dry
Adjective
  • Yet the Rocket have been outscored 15-4 through three games, looking helpless against a Checkers team that has gotten red hot at exactly the right time.
    Colin Cerniglia, Charlotte Observer, 1 June 2025
  • From the dugout at San Siro, Lautaro Martinez and Federico Dimarco were helpless.
    James Horncastle, New York Times, 30 May 2025
Adjective
  • More recently, in a tragic turn of events, he was left paralyzed from the chest down after being thrown from a horse during a polo tournament last year.
    Peter Aitken Alia Shoaib, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 June 2025
  • In Facility Theatre’s new revival of the Irish playwright’s absurdist tragicomedy, the blind and paralyzed character (played by artistic director Kirk Anderson) looks like a slightly steampunk Scrooge, writes Emily McClanathan.
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2025
Adjective
  • That kind of hypocrisy on self-enrichment could become a weak point for the GOP and a clear opening for Democrats to attack.
    Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 June 2025
  • Neurologists worried that the urban environment, factory work and office jobs, and other modern pressures were making men tired, indecisive, and physically weak.
    Time, Time, 3 June 2025
Adjective
  • Trump is somewhat incompetent at being an autocrat right now.
    Steve Inskeep, NPR, 6 June 2025
  • Two common themes emerged: many aren’t sure of who the DA is or what the office does and, those who do know, view the DA as ineffective, unprofessional and, in many cases, incompetent.
    Craig MacLellan, Boston Herald, 3 June 2025

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“High and dry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/high%20and%20dry. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.

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