dry spell

noun

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

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Saturday’s rainfall alone breaks a record dry spell for downtown Los Angeles. Rong-Gong Lin Ii, Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2025 The Penguins’ loss to the Capitals in the 2018 playoffs started a postseason dry spell not seen in Pittsburgh since before Crosby arrived in 2005. Rob Rossi, The Athletic, 18 Jan. 2025 The region’s current dry spell follows two wet winters, which led to exceptional vegetation growth, as Swain tells Elizabeth Kolbert at Yale Environment 360. Sara Hashemi, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Jan. 2025 Drag slider compare photos The prairie had been prime for burning after a dry spell and powerful winds spread the flames, with the fire complex eventually growing to cover an area nearly as large as Rhode Island, killing 4,000 cattle and 8 people, and destroying 151 structures. Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 12 Dec. 2024 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 31 Jan. 2025.

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