How to Use dry spell in a Sentence

dry spell

noun

• The dry spell will continue through the end of the week.
  — Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 16 July 2024
• The jackpot has grown enormous due to a long dry spell.
  — Jim Salter, Fortune, 12 Oct. 2023
• Next came the dry spell that has impacted all of France, along with parts of Italy and Spain.
  — Rick Noack, Washington Post, 1 Mar. 2023
• The Western United States is still reeling from a multi-decade drought, the worst dry spell in at least 1,200 years.
  — Umair Irfan, Vox, 29 May 2024
• But internal strife led to a dry spell and a disbanding in 1968.
  — Marco Della Cava, USA TODAY, 7 May 2024
• No big deal—unless that dry spell morphs into more of a, well, severe drought.
  — Women's Health, 8 May 2023
• The Wolverines took advantage of that dry spell by scoring 11 of the final 13 points in the quarter.
  — Erick Taylor, arkansasonline.com, 29 Feb. 2024
• Once that system moves past the region, McCorkle said, there are signs that a long-term dry spell may be in the offing.
  — Rick Hurd, The Mercury News, 6 Mar. 2024
• Hip-hop is in a bit of a dry spell and most of pop’s A-listers are either dormant or touring right now.
  — Melinda Newman, Billboard, 27 June 2023
• This comedy thriller by Ira Levin finds a playwright struggling to overcome a dry spell.
  — Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 3 Mar. 2024
• After a months-long dry spell, filled with lackluster debuts, Part Two marks a welcome change of pace for the box office.
  — Shania Russell, EW.com, 3 Mar. 2024
• Is your social life in the midst of a dry spell during Miami’s winter doldrums?
  — Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 2 Feb. 2024
• The dry spell proved to be beneficial in Johnson’s opinion.
  — Mark Stewart, Journal Sentinel, 17 Mar. 2023
• The snow depth on April 2 was just 2.5 inches – part of a disastrous multiyear dry spell that triggered water cuts across the state.
  — Stephanie Elam, CNN, 3 Apr. 2023
• Advertisement This type of dry spell can greatly increase the risk of wildfires.
  — Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Dec. 2023
• When a dry spell returns, farmers and urban centers can tap those subterranean lakes and pull up the water stashed there.
  — Time, 24 Aug. 2023
• Otis had won Fat Bear Week three times, but starting that year hit a dry spell in which he was constantly outshined by younger bears who plumped up with a quickness.
  — Erin Berger, Outside Online, 7 Oct. 2021
• First, if Spain's long dry spell ends, Fairén hopes to measure how Tirez's microbes respond to water reentering the lagoon.
  — Allison Gasparini, Scientific American, 25 Apr. 2023
• But it could by no means be disguised as a deluge, certainly not the sort of dramatic downpour that punctuates a long dry spell and makes a dent in a drought.
  — Martin Weil, Washington Post, 12 July 2024
• Despite a near-record three-week dry spell in May and June without any rain, Cleveland is now well above normal for precipitation on the year.
  — Rich Exner, cleveland, 30 July 2023
• Michigan is a tinderbox The fire came amid a significant dry spell, the Free Press reported Monday, with no relief in sight.
  — Randy Essex, Detroit Free Press, 5 June 2023
• In Philadelphia, more than 3 inches of snow finally fell after a long dry spell.
  — Carolyn Thompson, arkansasonline.com, 17 Jan. 2024
• Trees also contribute to the sinking effect of foundations during a dry spell.
  — Noor Adatia, Dallas News, 24 Aug. 2023
• According to the latest drought monitor, the dry spell has already taken a toll on the agricultural sector.
  — Melissa Alonso, CNN, 24 Aug. 2023
• After a dry spell to open the fourth quarter, Brown found a cutting Kristaps Porzingis, who returned after missing two games with an ankle injury, for a thunderous dunk that brought the building to its feet.
  — Ben Golliver, Washington Post, 18 June 2024
• The dry spell is also threatening to disrupt the sowing of cereals, legumes and vegetables, with effects on animal feed too, the lobby group said.
  — Fox News, 8 Feb. 2024
• How long Phoenix’s dry spell will last depends on a brewing stormy setup later this week across portions of the Southwest, including eastern and central Arizona.
  — Mary Gilbert, CNN, 15 Aug. 2023
• The National Weather Service says this dry spell will continue under a ridge of high pressure through about Saturday.
  — oregonlive, 25 Apr. 2023
• Precipitation maps of the state show an abnormally wet winter, one that indeed broke the dry spell, albeit on a surface level.
  — Sean Greene, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2023
• After a pandemic-era frenzy, IPOs and major mergers and acquisitions entered a lengthy dry spell last year.
  — WSJ, 21 Sep. 2023

Last Updated: 14 Nov 2024