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Examples of rain in a Sentence
Kathryn Prociv, NBC News, 1 Dec. 2023
In September, a powerful storm dumped torrential rain over the Mediterranean, rupturing two dams in Libya and killing thousands in the city of Derna.
—Jenny Gross, New York Times, 30 Nov. 2023
Against the Storm is a dark fantasy strategy game where you’re tasked with rebuilding civilization in a world that faces apocalyptic rain.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2023
Most of the area sees no more than a tenth of an inch of rain.
—David Streit, Washington Post, 30 Nov. 2023
The canyon got 61 inches of rain this year, one of the wettest Cirone has seen.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 29 Nov. 2023
This, a little bit of rain in the jungle, is nothing.
—Gabrielle Rockson, Peoplemag, 29 Nov. 2023
But San Diego International Airport received only 8.18 inches of rain, about 1.60 inches below the seasonal average.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Nov. 2023
Consider the rain as two opposite lands—two possible soundtracks
for a sleepless, long week—the principle
of uncertainty—the certitude of clarity—something
in between.
—Stav Poleg, The New Yorker, 20 Nov. 2023
Christianna Silva, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Nov. 2023
See the pair of first-look photos below, which feature Homelander, who is backing vice presidential candidate Victoria Neuman (Claudia Doumit) and her running-mate presidential candidate Robert Singer (Jim Beaver), standing stoic and triumphant while red, white and blue confetti rains down on him.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 8 Nov. 2023
That launch also damaged some of Starbase's infrastructure, blasting out a crater beneath the facility's orbital launch mount and sending chunks of concrete and other debris raining down on the surrounding area.
—Mike Wall, Scientific American, 20 Nov. 2023
Ash and debris — later found to contain asbestos — rained down.
—Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 19 Nov. 2023
So massive that rockets from Gaza continued to rain down on Israeli towns for weeks, and resistance continues.
—Melik Kaylan, Forbes, 13 Nov. 2023
Debris from the rocket rained down over the Gulf of Mexico.
—Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 8 Nov. 2023
The livestock below deck were thrown about, and men had to cover their faces as mean, biting hogs rained down.
—Mike O’Brien, The New Yorker, 7 Nov. 2023
And then there are the Israeli airstrikes, thousands and thousands of them, which rain down day and night, from north to south, on Hamas tunnels and hideouts, but also on homes, schools and places of worship.
—Hajar Harb, Washington Post, 2 Nov. 2023
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Word History
Noun
Middle English reyn, from Old English regn, rēn; akin to Old High German regan rain
Noun
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Verb
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1
Phrases Containing rain
Dictionary Entries Near rain
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“Rain.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rain. Accessed 9 Dec. 2023.
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