How to Use humid in a Sentence
humid
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If the air is not humid and the wood stays dry, the mildew should not come back.
— Jeanne Huber, Washington Post, 15 Dec. 2023 -
Hot, humid; some rain and a t-storm in the a.m., then a heavy t-storm.
— Allison Kiehl, The Enquirer, 31 July 2024 -
The dough wasn’t behaving the same way in the city’s less humid air.
— Janelle Bitker, San Francisco Chronicle, 1 Feb. 2022 -
One was the sullen sky and swampy feel of humid late July.
— Martin Weil, Washington Post, 30 July 2022 -
The tree does best in a climate with hot and humid summers.
— Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 10 Sep. 2023 -
Still on the humid side for mid-October with dew points in the low-to-mid 60s.
— Washington Post, 13 Oct. 2021 -
The more humid the air, the more the desiccant can take moisture out, which is the bases of the cooling.
— IEEE Spectrum, 4 Feb. 2024 -
The dense forest cover kept the air cool but humid, and I was soaked through with sweat.
— Alexander Sammon, The New Republic, 16 Feb. 2022 -
Heat waves keep the humid air hanging like a blanket, day and night.
— Stephanie Hanes, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Nov. 2023 -
Alabama will be stuck in a hot and humid airmass to the south of a cold front.
— Leigh Morgan, al, 6 June 2022 -
Trump’s voice, more raspy and tired than usual, echoed, and the air had become humid.
— Antonia Hitchens, The New Yorker, 6 Mar. 2024 -
Tip: Don’t try to make meringues on a very humid or damp day; the egg whites won’t whip up to their full volume.
— Hugh Garvey, Sunset Magazine, 22 Nov. 2023 -
Summer jumped in fast this year and the weather got hot and humid quickly.
— Janet B. Carson, Arkansas Online, 17 June 2023 -
Mostly cloudy and humid with a couple of heavy t-storms.
— The Enquirer, 8 May 2023 -
La Forêt Rêve is a dream getaway to the humid heart of the Mexican jungle.
— Pia Velasco, ELLE, 31 Aug. 2023 -
This means that in humid places like Florida, there’s a lot of water in the air to pull from.
— Emily Mullin, WIRED, 14 Oct. 2024 -
The storms are part of the monsoon that’s been leaving the region sticky and humid since last weekend.
— Andrew Dyer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Aug. 2022 -
The heat index in North Texas will flirt with 100 degrees this week, with warm and humid days in the forecast.
— Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 May 2024 -
The pattern looks hot, humid, and mostly dry across North Texas for the weekend.
— Dallas News, 26 Aug. 2022 -
Israel is very hot and humid with more then 300 days of sunshine.
— Brad Japhe, Forbes, 2 Apr. 2023 -
Kratom is a tree in the coffee plant family that thrives in the hot and humid rainforests of the tropics.
— Dallas News, 10 Nov. 2022 -
Is there anything worse than a style that crumbles in the face of hot, humid weather?
— ELLE, 23 Apr. 2022 -
Lupines are short-lived in areas with hot and humid summers.
— Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 14 Feb. 2024 -
By mid-to-late afternoon, the sun has come out in the metro area for the most part with humid conditions.
— Shanzeh Ahmad, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2022 -
The thick, humid air on Winner’s front lawn trills with lazy crickets.
— Naveen Kumar, Variety, 11 Oct. 2021 -
The air was humid and smoky, redolent of bug spray and sage, primed by an early morning rain.
— Kylie Mohr, Wired, 23 Oct. 2021 -
That’s less effective on more humid days, when a fan alone would still help.
— Brandon Loomis, The Arizona Republic, 13 July 2023 -
By late day, slightly humid temperatures top out in the mid-50s for the most part.
— A. Camden Walker, Washington Post, 25 Nov. 2022 -
Fleas thrive in warmer and humid conditions, but can live on an animal year-round, the CDC says.
— Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024 -
The disease is most common in places with humid, tropical climates across Latin America.
— Randi Richardson, NBC News, 16 Nov. 2024
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