drought
IPA: drˈaʊt
noun
- A period of unusually low rainfall, longer and more severe than a dry spell.
- (by extension, informal) A longer than expected term without success, particularly in sport.
- (archaic) dryness, aridness, dry heat
- A surname.
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Examples of "drought" in Sentences
- When you use the word drought you become a hostage to fortune.
- Tiger Woods' hopes of ending his title drought ended in a playoff as
- The title drought is 40% longer than any other major professional sports team.
- The Gunners were expected to end their title drought in February, only for Obafemi Martins' 89th-minute goal to win the trophy for Birmingham.
- Meanwhile, Venus Williams, the sixth seed, declared herself ready to break her title drought after clawing her way back from a set down against Schiavone.
- Beng Hee is in the same half as top seed Ramy Ashour of Egypt and faces a tall order to end his title drought on tour having last won at the Malaysian Open in July 2008.
- "I cannot accept it's a total failure the title drought because actually we have been incredibly consistent over a long period of time - along with Manchester United and Real Madrid, the most consistent of clubs in Europe," Gazidis said.
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