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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One such spot is Allapattah, where rainstorms can send several feet of water into low-lying houses and apartments, even outside an official flood zone.
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Susan Merriam, Miami Herald, 12 Nov. 2025
Oregon fought through a rainstorm, injuries and a difficult Iowa team and won in the final seconds with a field goal.
—Erick Smith, USA Today, 10 Nov. 2025
The writer finished the trail in 40 days and recounted stories of strangers handing him candy bars through car windows, bar owners delivering him breakfast, a father scooping him up amid a rainstorm and a physical therapist working wonders on his knee at half her hourly rate.
—Kelly Meyerhofer, jsonline.com, 4 Nov. 2025
When and How To Clean Up Leaves Don't panic if a rainstorm deposits a layer of wet leaves on your lawn.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 30 Oct. 2025
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Susan Merriam, Miami Herald, 12 Nov. 2025
Oregon fought through a rainstorm, injuries and a difficult Iowa team and won in the final seconds with a field goal.
—Erick Smith, USA Today, 10 Nov. 2025
The writer finished the trail in 40 days and recounted stories of strangers handing him candy bars through car windows, bar owners delivering him breakfast, a father scooping him up amid a rainstorm and a physical therapist working wonders on his knee at half her hourly rate.
—Kelly Meyerhofer, jsonline.com, 4 Nov. 2025
When and How To Clean Up Leaves Don't panic if a rainstorm deposits a layer of wet leaves on your lawn.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 30 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for rainstorm
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“Rainstorm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rainstorm. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.
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rainstorm
noun
rain·storm
-ˌstȯ(ə)rm 
: a storm of or with rain
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