Sentence examples for gather dry from inspiring English sources
Hannibal had his men gather dry firewood and tinder and then fashion torches that were affixed to the horns of some of the captured cattle, In the middle of the night, Hannibal ordered the firebrands lit, and a group of his men drove some 2,000 "torch-wielding" cattle over a nearby hill in full view of the Romans.
Gather dry fuel if possible.
Now gather dry leaves, grass, sticks and possibly paper.
They gather dried leaves or corn stalks from the vendors who roast the ears on open grills, and occasionally they scrape together enough to buy a load of wood.
Fortunately for those of us who would rather spritz ourselves in the summer than our bed linens, lavender is easy to gather and dry.
"The Martian Chronicles," by Ray Bradbury, published in 1950 June 20011: It was so cold when they first came from the rocket into the night that Spender began to gather the dry Martian wood and build a small fire.
Gather all dry contents into a bowl.
Gather small dry twigs and the skin of trees.
Another way to gather the dry wood is to smash branches or logs that are as round as your wrist between two rocks if possible.
