Examples of rainstorm in a Sentence
we ran into a big rainstorm on Highway 6, and the visibility was so poor we had to pull over
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But any below-grade basement is constantly in contact with damp soil, and leaks and flooding are very common during summer rainstorms.
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Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 10 June 2026
After making off with a substantial stack of cash from her job to fund a new life with boyfriend Sam Loomis (John Gavin), she gets waylaid by a rainstorm and stops to spend the night at the Bates Motel, run by awkward mama’s boy Norman Bates (Anthony Perkins).
—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 9 June 2026
In spring 1927, following months of wet weather, the Mississippi burst its banks during a series of intense rainstorms.
—Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 31 May 2026
Standing at 6 feet 8 inches in heels, Evans towers above cast members including Stephanie Hsu, Juliette Lewis, Harvey Guillén and more, as the mad scientist and head of a paranormal household that has welcomed in two hapless strangers during a rainstorm.
—Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 26 May 2026
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Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 10 June 2026
After making off with a substantial stack of cash from her job to fund a new life with boyfriend Sam Loomis (John Gavin), she gets waylaid by a rainstorm and stops to spend the night at the Bates Motel, run by awkward mama’s boy Norman Bates (Anthony Perkins).
—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 9 June 2026
In spring 1927, following months of wet weather, the Mississippi burst its banks during a series of intense rainstorms.
—Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 31 May 2026
Standing at 6 feet 8 inches in heels, Evans towers above cast members including Stephanie Hsu, Juliette Lewis, Harvey Guillén and more, as the mad scientist and head of a paranormal household that has welcomed in two hapless strangers during a rainstorm.
—Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 26 May 2026
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“Rainstorm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rainstorm. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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rainstorm
noun
rain·storm
-ˌstȯ(ə)rm 
: a storm of or with rain
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