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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The walkways protect pedestrians from harmful UV rays, keep people cooler in the hot Singapore climate and provide shelter from the tropical downpours so that people can keep walking, no matter the weather conditions.
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Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
Rescue crews were still searching for missing people after Thursday's downpour as the flooding recedes, San Antonio Fire Department spokesperson Joe Arrington said.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 14 June 2025
The downpour of rain began on Thursday, June 12, resulting in floods that persisted across the seventh-largest city in the U.S.
On Friday, June 13, officials confirmed the death toll rose to 11 people.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 14 June 2025
Most areas in Los Angeles, Orange, and southern Riverside counties recorded about a quarter inch of rain, though heavier downpours hit parts of the Inland Empire, where radar showed 0.5 to 1.75 inches in areas under advisories and up to 2 inches in isolated spots under flash flood warnings.
—Sydney Barragan, Oc Register, 3 June 2025
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Y-Jean Mun-Delsalle, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
Rescue crews were still searching for missing people after Thursday's downpour as the flooding recedes, San Antonio Fire Department spokesperson Joe Arrington said.
—Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 14 June 2025
The downpour of rain began on Thursday, June 12, resulting in floods that persisted across the seventh-largest city in the U.S.
On Friday, June 13, officials confirmed the death toll rose to 11 people.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 14 June 2025
Most areas in Los Angeles, Orange, and southern Riverside counties recorded about a quarter inch of rain, though heavier downpours hit parts of the Inland Empire, where radar showed 0.5 to 1.75 inches in areas under advisories and up to 2 inches in isolated spots under flash flood warnings.
—Sydney Barragan, Oc Register, 3 June 2025
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“Downpour.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/downpour. Accessed 26 Jun. 2025.
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downpour
noun
down·pour
-ˌpōr 
-ˌpȯr
: a heavy rain
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