Sentence examples for parched up from inspiring English sources

Gaspar Correa, a Portuguese historian and the author of Legendary India, gave one of the first detailed accounts of the clinical aspects of an epidemic of "moryxy" in India in 1543: "The very worst of poison seemed there to take effect, as proved by vomiting, with drought of water accompanying it, as if the stomach were parched up, and cramps that fixed in the sinews of the joints".

"On the approach of a woman in this state, must will become sour, seeds which are touched by her become sterile, grafts wither away, garden plants are parched up, and the fruit will fall from the tree beneath which she sits.

He noted that the "disease (was characterized) by vomiting with drought of water accompanying it as if the stomach were parched up and cramps that force the sinews of the joints, disease sudden-like which struck with pain in the belly so that a man did not last out 8 hours of time".

KCNA said more than 30percentt of rice paddies around the country were "parching up" because of a lack of rain.

The North Korean state news agency KCNA issued a report that more than 30percentt of rice paddies around the country were "parching up" because of a lack of rain.  .

The forest soaked it up, parched from the unusually dry winter.

Big brother finally learned about the astounding grab about 4 40 a.m., when he was parched and got up for a drink of water.

"We're seeing all across the country dried-up, parched land," said Senate Agriculture Committee chairwoman Debbie Stabenow.

It means fuel — made up of parched chaparral and grass — has built up for four years.

Sunrises and sunsets lit up the parched horizon.

On flights, he drinks water like a parched camel and paces up and down the aisle and tries to stretch as best he can.