dry spell

noun

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

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After a musical dry spell in the 1970s, Butler began his political career, ascending to board commissioner of Cook County, Illinois, in 1994. Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 21 Feb. 2025 Along with the gale-force winds, the firestorm in Southern California was exacerbated by a record dry spell. Grant Stringer, The Mercury News, 9 Jan. 2025 Rain was expected to return to the Sacramento area on Wednesday night after a brief dry spell early in the week. Camila Pedrosa, Sacramento Bee, 13 Feb. 2025 The end to a Bay Area dry spell that has lasted nearly a month may be at hand soon, especially if a cold front heading toward the California coast from the Gulf of Alaska descends lower than its original projection, according to the National Weather Service. Rick Hurd, The Mercury News, 30 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 21 Mar. 2025.

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