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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Strong straight-line winds, downpours, and frequent lightning are the biggest concerns.
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Ron Smiley, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
That knife-edge divide — dry pavement on one side, a downpour on the other — is what made Ford’s footage so startling.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2026
The brunt of damage there Wednesday came from a downpour of hail and powerful winds.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 16 Apr. 2026
Rena Grunfeld, 44, who has lived in her Northwest Side home since 2009, said the Tuesday night downpour caused water to back up in her basement, leaving her carpet soaked.
—Christiana Freitag, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
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Ron Smiley, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
That knife-edge divide — dry pavement on one side, a downpour on the other — is what made Ford’s footage so startling.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 16 Apr. 2026
The brunt of damage there Wednesday came from a downpour of hail and powerful winds.
—Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 16 Apr. 2026
Rena Grunfeld, 44, who has lived in her Northwest Side home since 2009, said the Tuesday night downpour caused water to back up in her basement, leaving her carpet soaked.
—Christiana Freitag, Chicago Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026
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“Downpour.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/downpour. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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downpour
noun
down·pour
-ˌpōr 
-ˌpȯr
: a heavy rain
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