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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