dry spell

noun

: a period of dry weather
The flowers died during a dry spell.

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Mourinho arrived in town last June in a blaze of publicity and propaganda, his appointment inspired by club president Ali Koc’s desperate desire to win the Turkish league for the first time since 2014, the longest dry spell in Fenerbahce’s history. Nick Miller, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2025 But this year’s dry spell, which aligns with the desert’s general drying trend over roughly the last decade, also impacts the entire landscape. Maura Fox, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Mar. 2025 The hardest part has been keeping the goal-scorers from getting too frustrated during the dry spell. John Romano, Orlando Sentinel, 1 Feb. 2025 The current dry spell comes after the back-to-back wet winters of 2023 and 2024. Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for dry spell

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“Dry spell.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dry%20spell. Accessed 19 Apr. 2025.

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