dry spell
a prolonged period of dry weather.
a period of little or no productivity or activity, low income, etc.
Origin of dry spell
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How to use dry spell in a sentence
California, similarly, will take a long time to emerge from this terrible dry spell.
Malcolm Jones goes to the Oklahoma State Fair with a farming family who tell him how they get through the dry spell.
Oklahoma Farmers Find Ways to Cope While Waiting for Drought to End | Malcolm Jones | October 3, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTIt was an ideal camping place in a dry spell, but not any too desirable in times of high water.
The Pony Rider Boys on the Blue Ridge | Frank Gee PatchinWe've had such a long dry spell, but now we've had rain, a real soaker.
The Sweep Winner | Nat GouldThen, when that broke, we got heavy rains and hailstorms and floods, and that destroyed what got through the dry spell.
Temple Trouble | Henry Beam Piper
Don't begin to water your plants in your garden in a dry season unless you can keep on doing so as long as the dry spell lasts.
ABC of Gardening | Eben Eugene RexfordIt looks as if it has set in for a long dry spell; the country 'll be so we kin git around in it without trouble.
Si Klegg, Book 4 (of 6) | John McElroy
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