dry spell

Example Sentences

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But she has endured a long dry spell in the discipline in recent years.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 15, 2026

“If we were to transition into a dry spell, it does not take very long for those green and brown grasses to dry out completely.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 2, 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

I was not the problem when it came to my lifelong relationship dry spell.

From "Americanized" by Sara Saedi