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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He was mainly limited to handing the ball off when the Broncos played in a downpour against San Diego State earlier this month, and lost 17-7.
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Idaho Statesman, 29 Nov. 2025
Sri Lanka began grappling with severe weather last week, made worse by downpours over the weekend that wreaked havoc by flooding homes, fields and roads.
—Arkansas Online, 28 Nov. 2025
Thunder could be heard booming across the camp on Monday and Tuesday night’s episodes, with former model Kelly Brook, rapper Aitch and Jack Osbourne, son of the late heavy metal icon Ozzy Osbourne, among those complaining about the downpour.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 26 Nov. 2025
But a sudden downpour forced all the guests to rush to the reception tent until the storm passed.
—Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 26 Nov. 2025
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Idaho Statesman, 29 Nov. 2025
Sri Lanka began grappling with severe weather last week, made worse by downpours over the weekend that wreaked havoc by flooding homes, fields and roads.
—Arkansas Online, 28 Nov. 2025
Thunder could be heard booming across the camp on Monday and Tuesday night’s episodes, with former model Kelly Brook, rapper Aitch and Jack Osbourne, son of the late heavy metal icon Ozzy Osbourne, among those complaining about the downpour.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 26 Nov. 2025
But a sudden downpour forced all the guests to rush to the reception tent until the storm passed.
—Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 26 Nov. 2025
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“Downpour.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/downpour. Accessed 8 Dec. 2025.
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downpour
noun
down·pour
-ˌpōr 
-ˌpȯr
: a heavy rain
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