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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Today will be soggy for the NFL, especially in the morning with rain and a few heavy downpours.
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Mary Ours, CBS News, 25 Apr. 2026
Florida is also expected to face more above-average fire activity through at least June, when the summer’s rainy season ramps up to bring relieving downpours.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2026
Seattle’s signature is the persistent light drizzle — not the downpour.
—Lauren Schuster, Miami Herald, 23 Apr. 2026
Florida is also expected to face more above-average fire activity through at least June, when the summer’s rainy season ramps up to bring relieving downpours.
—Chris Dolce, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2026
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Mary Ours, CBS News, 25 Apr. 2026
Florida is also expected to face more above-average fire activity through at least June, when the summer’s rainy season ramps up to bring relieving downpours.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2026
Seattle’s signature is the persistent light drizzle — not the downpour.
—Lauren Schuster, Miami Herald, 23 Apr. 2026
Florida is also expected to face more above-average fire activity through at least June, when the summer’s rainy season ramps up to bring relieving downpours.
—Chris Dolce, CNN Money, 23 Apr. 2026
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“Downpour.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/downpour. Accessed 28 Apr. 2026.
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downpour
noun
down·pour
-ˌpōr 
-ˌpȯr
: a heavy rain
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