Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of raindrop
This team theorizes that vesicles might form on Titan when sea-spray droplets are thrown into the atmosphere by methane raindrops landing on the surface of lakes and seas.
—
Robert Lea, Space.com, 15 July 2025
So raindrops bead right off without a mark, and fingerprints are easy to wipe away.
—PC Magazine, 23 June 2025
Now the raindrop splashes in the cobblestones’ puddles could have been a sign of the place itself effervescing into a new state of being.
—Ian Frazier, New Yorker, 9 June 2025
Those raindrops were fresh—but maybe, just maybe, a single drop contained one solitary molecule of water that was formed in the explosive final moments of a star that lived 13.6 billion years ago.
—Robin George Andrews, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for raindrop
Robert Lea, Space.com, 15 July 2025
So raindrops bead right off without a mark, and fingerprints are easy to wipe away.
—PC Magazine, 23 June 2025
Now the raindrop splashes in the cobblestones’ puddles could have been a sign of the place itself effervescing into a new state of being.
—Ian Frazier, New Yorker, 9 June 2025
Those raindrops were fresh—but maybe, just maybe, a single drop contained one solitary molecule of water that was formed in the explosive final moments of a star that lived 13.6 billion years ago.
—Robin George Andrews, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for raindrop
Recent Examples of Synonyms for raindrop
Noun
-
Some clips, showing officers performing rapid and intense chest compressions on Lucy, were so disturbing that members of her family left the courtroom in tears.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
10 June 2026
-
Exploring the divide between technology and toys through Jessie results in a deeply profound, moving story that had me in a puddle of tears.—
Jack Dunn,
Variety,
10 June 2026
Noun
-
Hot pink dewdrops add whimsy to a sophisticated French square.—
Ariel Wodarcyk,
InStyle,
6 Feb. 2026
-
The pair also collaborated on an orange-and-gold dewdrop installation over the stairway and the glimmering waterfall sculpture in the three-story courtyard.—
Christine Muhlke,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Oct. 2025
Noun
-
Much of that styling seems a very deliberate choice, likely meant to grab attention in a market in which the timelessly curvaceous form of the teardrop has become all too commonplace.—
C.C. Weiss
May 28,
New Atlas,
28 May 2026
-
Bright teardrop earrings hang from metal tins filled with Japanese cooling beads.—
Lisa Boone,
Los Angeles Times,
18 May 2026
Noun
-
The microscopic droplets released from a flushing toilet can rise 4 feet in the air and be inhaled or land on bathroom surfaces.—
Abby Wolner,
Better Homes & Gardens,
2 June 2026
-
Keeping the spray nozzle close to the target area also helps reduce the drift of droplets.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
2 June 2026
Cite this Entry
“Raindrop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/raindrop. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
