rainwater
Example Sentences
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Store your wheelbarrow inside your shed so rainwater can’t collect.
From Slate ● Aug. 4, 2026
Coffee gives the example of a basketball court in the Netherlands that also serves as a giant storm drain, with seating around the edges that channels rainwater down into a cistern under the court.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 24, 2026
The charity added compaction made it harder for rainwater to penetrate the soil and for the tree's root system to take in the oxygen and nutrients it needed.
From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026
On Earth, most sulfates dissolve easily in rainwater.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 10, 2026
A violent thunderstorm on Sunday cleared the air for a few hours, but when the sun came out Monday, it baked the streets until the rainwater rose in ghostly plumes of steam.
From "Fever 1793" by Laurie Halse Anderson
