rainy

Example Sentences

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Rainy seasons in Somaliland have been late and meagre for at least five years, leading to frequent droughts, according to the Somaliland Ministry of Agriculture.

From Barron's • Feb. 23, 2026

The urban push-pull of “Paris Street, Rainy Day” becomes the recreational play of looking at art.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 4, 2025

M. Scott Momaday, in his essay “The Way to Rainy Mountain,” describes his Kiowa grandmother, who “bore an image of deicide.”

From Salon • Sep. 1, 2024

Between 1984 and 1990, the band, its name diplomatically shortened to The Pogues, released five albums, with songs such as A Pair of Brown Eyes and A Rainy Night in Soho hailed as classics.

From BBC • Nov. 30, 2023

It was not so good as the igloo we had made at Rainy Pass, but it kept out the fierce wind.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell