Parch

//pɑɹt͡ʃ//

"Parch" in a Sentence (14 examples)

The sun today could parch cement.

Ye shall eat neither bread, nor parched corn.

The patient’s mouth is parched from fever.

They vvould go over board vvith a Rope faſtned about them, that by drenching themſelves a vvhile in the Sea, they might eaſe the internal Heat vvhich parched them; and vvhen they ſtood any of them to ſteer the Veſſel, they vvould have their Feet in a Pail of Sea VVater to refrigerate 'em.

The last day's march was very painful, for the north wind, blowing full in their faces, parched and benumbed the men.

We're parched, hon. Could you send up an ale from the cooler?

In my haste I stumbled , and fell over one of the wounded; he groaned, and prayed me for a cup of water to cool the thirst that parched him.

Serpents bit them, thirst parched them, Amalekites assailed them.

They had no water on the wreck, and a consuming thirst parched them.

Whether it was the cup he drank from, or the thirst that parched him, he took no thought, but it was the sweetest drink that ever passed his lips.

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That there had been certain couplings was only because in opening up tunnels of betrayal and shadows in forbidden bodies and imaginations, they were quenching the thirst for Artur that parched them all, that they all professed in limitless ardour.

Pete sipped RC. Bennies parched him bad.

The locals watched, amused, as the tourists parched in the sun, having neglected to apply sunscreen or bring water.

Yet here he is, not at the head, but somewhere toward the rear of the serpentine queue wending its way through all this parch […].

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