Examples of downpour in a Sentence
the downpour was so heavy that we were soaked by the time we got to the car
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Damaging gusts, downpours, large hail and tornadoes are possible from Northern New England to the Carolinas.
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Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 20 June 2025
And Will and his crew cooked it all from our Airbnb backyard, in the midst of an all-day downpour, no less.
—Brande Victorian, Essence, 18 June 2025
Areas that have the best opportunity for the downpours are south and east of Interstate 35.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 13 June 2025
So who are these die-hards who brave South Florida’s unrelenting heat and humidity (and the occasional downpour) for their car-side celebrations?
—Kari Barnett, Sun Sentinel, 11 June 2025
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Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 20 June 2025
And Will and his crew cooked it all from our Airbnb backyard, in the midst of an all-day downpour, no less.
—Brande Victorian, Essence, 18 June 2025
Areas that have the best opportunity for the downpours are south and east of Interstate 35.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 13 June 2025
So who are these die-hards who brave South Florida’s unrelenting heat and humidity (and the occasional downpour) for their car-side celebrations?
—Kari Barnett, Sun Sentinel, 11 June 2025
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“Downpour.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/downpour. Accessed 13 Jul. 2025.
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downpour
noun
down·pour
-ˌpōr 
-ˌpȯr
: a heavy rain
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