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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Climate change is bringing stronger rainstorms to New England, overwhelming aging sewer systems and sending more pollution into the river.
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Jacob Wycoff, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
Summer also brings on rainstorms with lightning and flash flooding.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 17 Apr. 2026
The touring production also re-creates all of the Broadway show’s best scenes, include the signature rainstorm, which is impressive for a road show.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
Leo took a pilgrimage to those ruins Tuesday, arriving during a rainstorm with sharpshooters covering the ancient flagstones and colonnades.
—Claudio Lavanga, NBC news, 15 Apr. 2026
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Jacob Wycoff, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026
Summer also brings on rainstorms with lightning and flash flooding.
—Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 17 Apr. 2026
The touring production also re-creates all of the Broadway show’s best scenes, include the signature rainstorm, which is impressive for a road show.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
Leo took a pilgrimage to those ruins Tuesday, arriving during a rainstorm with sharpshooters covering the ancient flagstones and colonnades.
—Claudio Lavanga, NBC news, 15 Apr. 2026
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“Rainstorm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rainstorm. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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rainstorm
noun
rain·storm
-ˌstȯ(ə)rm 
: a storm of or with rain
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