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The phrase "was parched" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a state of extreme thirst or dryness, often in a literal sense regarding the body or in a figurative sense regarding the environment. Example: "After hiking for hours under the scorching sun, I realized I was parched and needed to find water immediately."
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was parched
verb
To burn the surface of, to scorch.
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The earth was parched and cracked.
But it was parched and sunstricken.
His mouth was parched from his own medications.
I was parched, scratched, encrusted with mud — but triumphant.
By the time she landed, Ms. Freeman was parched.
His voice was parched from all the talking, and he seemed relieved to be sitting down.
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The lawns were parched.
The lawns were parched and littered.
The wind is parched by the wind.
His eyes were parched from airplane air.
I am parched and I am dead.
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