How to Use downpour in a Sentence

downpour

noun

• Cars were called to the garage area and a downpour soon soaked the track.
  — Chris Deharde, Indianapolis Star, 17 Aug. 2019
• There was a heavy downpour at the time of the crash, police said.
  — Brian Dakss, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2023
• Not a light drizzle, but a downpour.
  — Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 25 Feb. 2026
• Which rain shell can withstand a downpour?
  — Adam Trenkamp, Outside, 11 Jan. 2026
• Days of downpours have begun in Hawaii.
  — Seth Borenstein, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2026
• But the greens were softer because of the downpour.
  — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 8 May 2026
• Here are six teachable moments from the rush hour downpour.
  — Marshall Shepherd, Forbes.com, 22 May 2026
• In both settings, rain comes down in short, intense downpours.
  — Stephen Acabado, The Conversation, 15 Jan. 2026
• Our soupy air mass promotes the chance for some hit-or-miss downpours into the evening.
  — Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 24 July 2024
• The strong but brief storms brought flashes of lightning, gusty winds, and downpours.
  — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 19 Aug. 2025
• They also can be swept away in the downpour, since ants, like most insects, can float.
  — Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 8 May 2024
• There is nothing like a steady downpour in the dark to put a frog in a festive frame of mind.
  — Murr Brewster, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Mar. 2024
• Brief heavy downpours will be possible as well.
  — Lauren Bostwick, CBS News, 21 June 2026
• So far anything that moves through appears to want to be brief, but a downpour can’t be ruled out.
  — Washington Post, 24 Apr. 2022
• The morning of the wedding arrived—and so did a downpour of rain.
  — Shelby Wax, Vogue, 16 Dec. 2024
• But in the dark and downpour, my capable husband was not able to start it.
  — Carolyn Rosenblatt, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2021
• As the skies darkened and a swift downpour swept through the ballpark, both teams turned to their bullpens.
  — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2026
• The two of them are alone, visiting a temple amid a downpour.
  — Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 14 Oct. 2022
• At halftime, steady drizzle turned to downpour.
  — Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2026
• The Browns offense didn’t fare well in the downpour at practice.
  — cleveland, 17 Aug. 2020
• Getting caught in a downpour is unpleasant in the first place.
  — Rachel Z. Arndt, Popular Mechanics, 20 Dec. 2022
• The storms on Thursday could bring gusty winds and intense downpours.
  — Bill Kelly, CBS News, 11 June 2026
• His father lies supine on the sodden ground ahead, dead and bloated in the downpour.
  — Washington Post, 27 July 2022
• And then the rain began, at first just a trickle, but soon a drenching downpour.
  — Sally H. Jacobs, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Aug. 2023
• The downpour, both reflected, may have been the best part of their wedding.
  — New York Times, 7 Jan. 2022
• Try lighting a campfire in a drizzle—or a downpour.
  — The Editors, Outside, 29 Dec. 2025
• There will also be frequent lightning and heavy downpours with any storms.
  — Tammie Souza, CBS News, 13 June 2026
• Sure, a car comes in handy for big Costco trips or driving across town in a downpour.
  — Erica Zazo, Outside, 27 Mar. 2026
• The downpour pummeled the town’s flat concrete roofs and wide green orchards.
  — Louisa Loveluck, Washington Post, 15 Sep. 2023
• The afternoon has the best chance for showers, storms and downpours.
  — A. Camden Walker, Washington Post, 27 Aug. 2023