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Even a few brief raindrops are possible Friday morning into the early afternoon as the front passes — particularly across Northern California from Redding south to Modesto and east to Nevada.—
Sean MacAday,
Sacbee.com,
26 June 2026 The $115 silhouette’s upper, heel and platform edge are covered in mixed-size rhinestones, with the scatter looking closer to raindrops on glass than a more uniform crystal pavé.—
Maggie Clancy,
Footwear News,
23 June 2026 In one, raindrops spark like fireflies against a marsh muted by a storm.—
Amy Paige Condon,
AJC.com,
10 June 2026 Despite taking our holiday in late April, the start of the wet season, we were blessed with perfect weather—temperatures oscillated between a comfortable 70 and 80 degrees and there wasn't a raindrop in sight.—
Christina Perrier,
InStyle,
8 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for raindrop
Word History
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of raindrop was
before the 12th century