pouring rain
noun
: rain falling in large drops and with a lot of force
standing in the pouring rain
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The final round of the U.S. Open at Oakmont Country Club has become a sloppy mess in the pouring rain.
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Troy Finnegan, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 June 2025
In the pouring rain, few officials would respond to residents' questions, said the Rev. Ingrid Rasmussen, lead pastor of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 10 June 2025
Fans waited outside the fence of a local airfield past 3 a.m. Tuesday in the pouring rain to greet the Thunder upon their return from not winning an NBA title or even securing a conference championship, just winning Game 4 of a best-of-seven series.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 27 May 2025
Kent just came back inside after digging trenches along the side of our dirt road in the pouring rain.
—Chi Varnado, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2025
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Troy Finnegan, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 June 2025
In the pouring rain, few officials would respond to residents' questions, said the Rev. Ingrid Rasmussen, lead pastor of Holy Trinity Lutheran Church.
—Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 10 June 2025
Fans waited outside the fence of a local airfield past 3 a.m. Tuesday in the pouring rain to greet the Thunder upon their return from not winning an NBA title or even securing a conference championship, just winning Game 4 of a best-of-seven series.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 27 May 2025
Kent just came back inside after digging trenches along the side of our dirt road in the pouring rain.
—Chi Varnado, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for pouring rain
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“Pouring rain.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pouring%20rain. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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