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Examples of dry suit in a Sentence
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Equipped with a dry suit, a member of the rescue team ventured out onto the ice and successfully rescued Monroe, bringing her safely back to shore where her owner awaited, the post said.
—Benjamin Collins, arkansasonline.com, 21 Jan. 2024
For instance, a surprise salmon safari, where participants float down the river in dry suits alongside wild salmon and trout, or a visit to a mountain farm that includes a singer performing in an empty tunnel, creating a reverberating and personalized concert performance.
—Laura Kiniry, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Aug. 2023
Their fur is specially adapted to act as a kind of dry suit that prevents water from reaching the skin.
—Anna Nordseth, Discover Magazine, 7 Aug. 2023
Life jackets and vests, wet and dry suits, water skis, goggles.
—Sarah Bahari, Dallas News, 1 Aug. 2023
The ship would not be disturbed again until 1900, when a sponge diver clad in a clunky dry suit and brass helmet saw an unattached bronze arm from a sculpture on the seabed, says Alexander Jones, a historian of the ancient world at New York University who has studied the shipwreck and its cargo.
—Mark Barna, Discover Magazine, 15 May 2017
Jeff Whitehouse — dressed in a neon green and black dry suit and life jacket — had the job of swimming close to 100 feet to reach her.
—Los Angeles Times, 15 Jan. 2023
Wearing a dry suit and tethered to the rest of the team by a rope, Harper approached the dog, lifted it out of the water and held on as they were pulled back to safety.
—Matthew Dolan, USA TODAY, 12 Jan. 2023
Wearing a dry suit, Harper retrieved the dog from the water and held onto her as they were pulled back to safety by the crew using a tether attached to Harper.
—Alexis Jones, Peoplemag, 3 Jan. 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1955, in the meaning defined above
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“Dry suit.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dry%20suit. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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