noun
spell
CEFR A1
a short period of time, especially of a particular kind of weather, activity or illness
In a sentence
Six example sentences with spell, each labelled with its topic.
A hot spell of nine days dried out the wetlands, and the herons left for the river delta.
Environment
A cold spell hit the Alps the week we arrived, so the hiking trip became three days of fondue.
Travel
The team endured a dry spell of eight minutes without a basket, and the twelve-point lead was gone.
Basketball
She had a dizzy spell on the stairs, so the nurse sat her down and checked her blood pressure.
Medicine
After a brief spell as a schoolteacher, the future president returned to law and won his first election.
History
He spent a short spell in London running the sales office before the company moved him back home.
Business
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