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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Lightning strikes, wind gusts and heavy downpours are possible.
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Garfield Hylton, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Aug. 2025
Torrential downpours leave portions of the Clearview Expressway in Queens, NY impassable.
—Hannah Parry
amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 July 2025
Dozens of roads have been damaged, potentially complicating rescue efforts, and in more than 100 smaller, more rural villages, the downpours have also cut off electricity.
—Nectar Gan, CNN Money, 28 July 2025
Greatest risk is heavy rainfall The larger overall risk from the storms will be torrential downpours that could lead to additional flooding, the weather service said.
—Kansas City Star, 25 July 2025
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Garfield Hylton, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Aug. 2025
Torrential downpours leave portions of the Clearview Expressway in Queens, NY impassable.
—Hannah Parry
amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 July 2025
Dozens of roads have been damaged, potentially complicating rescue efforts, and in more than 100 smaller, more rural villages, the downpours have also cut off electricity.
—Nectar Gan, CNN Money, 28 July 2025
Greatest risk is heavy rainfall The larger overall risk from the storms will be torrential downpours that could lead to additional flooding, the weather service said.
—Kansas City Star, 25 July 2025
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“Downpour.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/downpour. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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downpour
noun
down·pour
-ˌpōr 
-ˌpȯr
: a heavy rain
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