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

The 2028 race could bring at least three more California contestants, none of whom seem likely to end the state’s presidential dry spell. — Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026

The region had seen no hurricanes form between June and September—an unparalleled dry spell. — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 8 Oct. 2026

Talarico understands that luck and charisma won’t shake loose Texas Democrats’ long dry spell. — Philip Elliott, Time, 30 Sep. 2026

Some plants manage transplanting during a dry spell better than others. — Nadia Hassani, The Spruce, 26 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for dry spell

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