dry spell

noun

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

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The overwhelming positive sentiment from Wall Street has rewarded the company’s decision to go public after a lengthy dry spell for IPOs. Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 9 June 2025 After a 1-for-16 dry spell, Ohtani is now 7 for 15 over his last four games with six runs scored. Doug Padilla, Oc Register, 30 Apr. 2025 The familiarity and fit should allow Plum to hit the ground running as the Sparks’ leader to end a four-year playoff dry spell. Ben Pickman, New York Times, 15 May 2025 This marks the band’s first ever No.1 charting album in the U.S., and with this feat Ghost has officially broken metal’s dry spell on the Billboard Top 200 Charts. Quentin Thane Singer, Forbes.com, 5 May 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 18 Jul. 2025.

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