How to Use downpour in a Sentence

downpour

noun

• There was a heavy downpour at the time of the crash, police said.
  — Brian Dakss, CBS News, 7 Aug. 2023
• The huge rain fly has kept me dry through heavy downpours.
  — Scott Canon, Kansas City Star, 24 Jan. 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
• The slide was reported on the morning of March 3 after days of downpours in the area.
  — Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2023
• The afternoon has the best chance for showers, storms and downpours.
  — A. Camden Walker, Washington Post, 27 Aug. 2023
• The downpour pummeled the town’s flat concrete roofs and wide green orchards.
  — Louisa Loveluck, Washington Post, 15 Sep. 2023
• That may continue to be the case, although the whole area runs the chance of a quick downpour into this evening.
  — Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 22 Feb. 2024
• What lessons were learned by folks who didn’t have to contend with downpours during the Wave’s season-and-a-third on the site?
  — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Mar. 2024
• Getting caught in a downpour is unpleasant in the first place.
  — Rachel Z. Arndt, Popular Mechanics, 20 Dec. 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 countdown is on to Hangout Fest 2023 along with all the sand, sun, inevitable downpours and more that comes with it.
  — Tandra Smith | [e-mail], al, 12 Apr. 2023
• While most of the rain is light, a few heavier downpours and even a rumble of thunder can’t be ruled out.
  — Matt Rogers, Washington Post, 27 Feb. 2024
• These storms will have the potential to produce brief downpours, large hail, and gusty winds.
  — Kxas-Tv (nbc5), Dallas News, 4 May 2023
• The heaviest downpours of the night fell in the second half, especially late in the game.
  — Kristi Scales, Dallas News, 11 Sep. 2023
• As a cloudy sky threatened a downpour, the marching band played the school’s fight song, cheerleaders shook pom-poms, and a dance line sashayed.
  — Linda K. Wertheimer, The New Republic, 30 May 2023
• The downpour muddies the water’s surface, but not the joy of sharing a rainy day with gentle giants.
  — Robin Soslow, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
• Within a month, the downpours had submerged substantial swaths of the country.
  — Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 26 Apr. 2023
• The system will bring a chance of thunderstorms, which could include brief downpours, gusty winds and maybe even some small hail.
  — Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2023
• They’ll be spotty in coverage and most of us will stay dry, but a few could produce gusty winds and brief downpours.
  — Kxas-Tv (nbc5), Dallas News, 6 June 2023
• Winds will also draw downpours, with rainfall rates around a third of an inch per hour throughout the morning.
  — Gerry Díaz, San Francisco Chronicle, 28 Mar. 2023
• No one was prepared for the flash flood; the Mayor’s announcement to shelter in place came much after the downpour.
  — Françoise Mouly, The New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2023
• Possible downpours overnight may add a bit more to our tally.
  — A. Camden Walker, Washington Post, 28 May 2023
• By dawn, locally heavy downpours are likely across the area.
  — David Streit, Washington Post, 21 Mar. 2024
• Some strong storms with heavy downpours, gusty winds and small hail are possible, the weather service said.
  — Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 6 Mar. 2024
• Bundled in rain gear and eager to get back to their island before a downpour hit the launch, the two quickly embarked me and my overnight bag for the trip to the island.
  — Christopher Reynolds, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2024
• New York City will begin to see the most consistent downpours around midnight.
  — Kenton Gewecke, ABC News, 17 Dec. 2023
• Local heavy downpours could last up to 15 minutes and include hail and graupel.
  — Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2023
• On and off torrential downpours before, between, and during the semifinals left the grass in a soggy state and the ball with nowhere to go.
  — CBS News, 7 Mar. 2024
• The downpour comes after days of rain that made the region susceptible to flooding.
  — WIRED, 29 Sep. 2023
• Storms and downpours can quickly flood your basement and create a real mess.
  — Washington Post, 10 Jan. 2024

Last Updated: 5 May 2024