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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Any storm is capable of producing damaging wind gusts, hail, and brief downpours with localized flooding.
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Tammie Souza, CBS News, 9 May 2026
But the greens were softer because of the downpour.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 8 May 2026
Houston rain chances are lower Thursday, but a slow-moving storm system could bring a risk of heavy downpours later this weekend.
—Newsroom Meteorologist, Houston Chronicle, 7 May 2026
Damaging winds and heavy downpours also affected the area, including in Tampa and Largo.
—Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 4 May 2026
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Tammie Souza, CBS News, 9 May 2026
But the greens were softer because of the downpour.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 8 May 2026
Houston rain chances are lower Thursday, but a slow-moving storm system could bring a risk of heavy downpours later this weekend.
—Newsroom Meteorologist, Houston Chronicle, 7 May 2026
Damaging winds and heavy downpours also affected the area, including in Tampa and Largo.
—Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 4 May 2026
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“Downpour.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/downpour. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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downpour
noun
down·pour
-ˌpōr 
-ˌpȯr
: a heavy rain
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