dry spell

Example Sentences

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Aduhelm received accelerated Food and Drug Administration approval in 2021, ending a two-decade dry spell without any new Alzheimer’s treatments.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

Florida is in the midst of its worst drought in 25 years, but the dry spell actually ranked far down on the list of challenges these bedraggled growers were facing.

From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026

Arsenal’s quest to end a two-decade dry spell hasn’t exactly been helped by one of the most neurotic fan bases in Europe.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026

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

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 15, 2026

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