dry spell

noun

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

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There’s been only one weeklong dry spell this year to give the drainage system a break. Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune Europe, 31 July 2024 New York recorded just 0.01 of an inch of rain on Tuesday, breaking a lengthy dry spell in a month when just over 4 inches typically falls. Mary Gilbert, CNN, 31 Oct. 2024 The screening is a coup for the Tokyo fest, which used to regularly host Hollywood premieres but suffered a dry spell over the past decade as the major studios shifted their marketing efforts towards China’s once-booming box office. Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019 The proceeding dry spell pushed much of Southeast Texas into abnormally dry conditions by late September and into the lowest stage of drought Tuesday, according to the latest analysis by the U.S. Drought Monitor. Jay R. Jordan, Axios, 17 Oct. 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 1 Dec. 2024.

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