How to Use for a rainy day in a Sentence

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• Do your best to stay logical and save some for a rainy day.
  — Chicago Tribune, 25 July 2022
• This soy-wax candle blend is perfect for a rainy day read.
  — Mark Stock, Men's Health, 10 Oct. 2022
• Try to be aware of budgetary concerns, and put some money away for a rainy day.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 26 June 2020
• That's cold hard cash that can be put toward other bills or saved for a rainy day.
  — Lydia Mansel, Peoplemag, 26 Aug. 2022
• Resist the temptation to spend money that should be put away for a rainy day.
  — Tribune Content Agency, oregonlive, 21 Aug. 2021
• Tuck some money away for a rainy day to feel more secure about your future.
  — oregonlive, 6 Aug. 2020
• This cuter version of a piggy bank is the best way to save for a rainy day — or their next beach vacation.
  — Terri Huggins Hart, Woman's Day, 15 Aug. 2022
• Beyond that, setting aside a sliver of your cash for a rainy day is prudent.
  — Suchita Nayar, BostonGlobe.com, 17 May 2023
• Beyond that, setting aside a sliver of your cash for a rainy day is prudent.
  — Suchita Nayar, BostonGlobe.com, 17 May 2023
• SDRs can be exchanged for hard currency to purchase goods like food and medicine, used to repay debt or held for a rainy day.
  — Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 26 June 2024
• Save these ideas for a rainy day: Thrift Pony: A trendy, affordable second-hand clothing store that also does pop-ups in a pink bus.
  — Brianna Crane, Axios, 26 July 2024
• This is the perfect opportunity to put some money away for a rainy day again.
  — James Brooks, Anchorage Daily News, 27 Feb. 2022
• This transit will encourage us to spend on a whim without thinking about the future and not save our pennies for a rainy day.
  — Lisa Stardust, refinery29.com, 27 May 2024
• There are lots of disparate collections where people have stashed away a few bottles for a rainy day that have now soared in value.
  — Time, 27 Dec. 2022
• Jonathan Scott found the perfect activity for a rainy day: send a corny flirty text to your longtime girlfriend.
  — Rebecca Aizin, Peoplemag, 11 Jan. 2023
• For countries in Europe not on the frontline, there is little point in holding weapons and ammunition stocks for a rainy day.
  — TIME, 21 Feb. 2024
• That doesn’t always happen in Texas’ urban centers, as many officeholders hoard their cash for a rainy day.
  — Dallas News, 23 Oct. 2022
• Rather than save for a rainy day or pay down so much debt, Stefanowski says a larger portion of the surplus should have gone to tax relief and higher pay for teachers and police.
  — Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 9 Oct. 2022
• Fortunately, with careful planning, small-business owners can both save for a rainy day and keep sales coming in.
  — Expert Panel®, Forbes, 13 Oct. 2021
• The workers who answer 911 emergency calls will get salary raises, there will be a new effort to get the homeless off the street, and there will be a new cushion of savings to be squirreled away for a rainy day.
  — Lisa J. Huriash, Sun Sentinel, 19 Sep. 2022
• Survival meant striking private deals with the Taliban and preparing for a rainy day meant selling off their units’ ammunition, food and fuel on the black market.
  — Jessica Donati, WSJ, 24 Dec. 2021
• Quite literally, green technologies need to save energy for a rainy day.
  — Don Lincoln, CNN, 10 Aug. 2021
• Just like putting money away for a rainy day in a savings account, putting money into a retirement account can be just as important for a business owner.
  — Michelle De Long, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2022
• Venal state governors raided Nigeria’s Excess Crude Account, which was intended to put away oil profits for a rainy day, to help win elections.
  — Ricardo Soares De Oliveira, Foreign Affairs, 16 Apr. 2014
• That’ll be increasingly critical as the planet warms and droughts intensify: Sponge cities aim to bank water for a rainy day, or more accurately, a parched one.
  — Matt Simon, WIRED, 15 Mar. 2024
• If Burke had been holding onto the money for a rainy day, the storm rolled in when federal prosecutors officially charged him in January 2019.
  — John Byrne, chicagotribune.com, 8 Jan. 2022
• Stiletto nails give us the opportunity to save our money for a rainy day or for security purposes.
  — Lisa Stardust, Allure, 16 Dec. 2022
• Second, when your business is flourishing, funds can be used to invest in talent, equipment or technology while also saving money for a rainy day.
  — Jennifer Palmer, Forbes, 15 June 2022
• United Parcel Service introduced a new feature to its retirement plan this week aimed at encouraging workers to prepare for a rainy day.
  — Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News, 23 Oct. 2020
• What would have been more than enough to cover monthly expenses in addition to putting aside money for a rainy day, savings, investments, and retirement, as well as luxury or one-time purchases, is now just enough to get by and survive.
  — Rachel Wells, Forbes, 12 Sep. 2024