dry spell

noun

: a period of dry weather

The flowers died during a dry spell.

Examples of dry spell in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Church bells, owl hoots and sprinklers keeping the grass hydrated during this dry spell fill the space between the occasional motor trudging along a main road devoid of commotion. — Matt Schneidman, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026

Hollywood was in a horror movie dry spell when Wes Craven’s masterpiece hit theaters right before Christmas in 1996. — Michael Lee Simpson, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Sep. 2026

After a two-month dry spell, Strategy has resumed its Bitcoin buying spree. — Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2026

That year, the severe dry spell left Minnehaha Creek bone dry and reduced Minnehaha Falls to little more than a trickle. — Jason Rantala, CBS News, 23 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for dry spell

• barbell
• bedwell
• befell
• bluebell
• bombshell
• bridewell
• capelle
• cartel
• carvel
• clamshell
• cogswell
• compel