dry spell

Example Sentences

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After intense winter rains, March brought heat and a dry spell.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026

Cooler conditions are likely to settle in early this week, with another warm and dry spell expected Wednesday.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 8, 2026

The sluggish IPO pace has contributed to a continued dry spell in venture capital and a backlog of older VC-backed companies that remain in venture portfolios.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 30, 2025

But meteorologists say they have observed that rains now often fall in huge volumes within a small area in a short span of time after a prolonged dry spell.

From BBC • Sep. 8, 2025

The tottering system was vulnerable to the first good push, which came in the form of a century-long dry spell that hit Yucatan between about 800 and 900 a.d.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann