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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Think of summer weather and the difference between a shower (generally short lived period of rain, not generally accompanied by strong winds) and a thunderstorm (intense downpour and often accompanied by strong winds).
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Bill Kelly, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
Forecasters predict fewer tornadoes than last year, but damaging winds and downpours remain a threat.
—Brandi D. Addison, IndyStar, 3 Feb. 2026
At halftime, steady drizzle turned to downpour.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2026
The affected regions in southern Africa are no strangers to heavy downpours and flooding, but scientists were alarmed by the magnitude of the recent events.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 29 Jan. 2026
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Bill Kelly, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
Forecasters predict fewer tornadoes than last year, but damaging winds and downpours remain a threat.
—Brandi D. Addison, IndyStar, 3 Feb. 2026
At halftime, steady drizzle turned to downpour.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2026
The affected regions in southern Africa are no strangers to heavy downpours and flooding, but scientists were alarmed by the magnitude of the recent events.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 29 Jan. 2026
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“Downpour.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/downpour. Accessed 10 Feb. 2026.
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downpour
noun
down·pour
-ˌpōr 
-ˌpȯr
: a heavy rain
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