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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According to SnowBrains, Lake Tahoe is now sitting well above its typical winter level, a development water managers view as encouraging in a region that frequently oscillates between drought and downpours.
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Amanda Greenwood, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2026
Sure, a car comes in handy for big Costco trips or driving across town in a downpour.
—Erica Zazo, Outside, 27 Mar. 2026
There is also the possibility for heavy downpours, with as much as one and a half inches of rain falling, which could cause flooding issues, especially in low-lying areas and on roads.
—Laura Bannon, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026
The ferocity of Monday's downpour even took National Weather Service meteorologists aback.
—ABC News, 24 Mar. 2026
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Amanda Greenwood, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2026
Sure, a car comes in handy for big Costco trips or driving across town in a downpour.
—Erica Zazo, Outside, 27 Mar. 2026
There is also the possibility for heavy downpours, with as much as one and a half inches of rain falling, which could cause flooding issues, especially in low-lying areas and on roads.
—Laura Bannon, CBS News, 26 Mar. 2026
The ferocity of Monday's downpour even took National Weather Service meteorologists aback.
—ABC News, 24 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for downpour
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“Downpour.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/downpour. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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downpour
noun
down·pour
-ˌpōr 
-ˌpȯr
: a heavy rain
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