downpour

The gray skies part, the clouds lift and a warm maternal comfort spreads across the film, creeping in like the sun’s rays falling on cobblestones still shining from a sudden downpour.

From Salon ● Jun. 29, 2026

But French fans, despite their tricolore turnouts up and down the East Coast, became even grumpier during their win over Iraq after enduring a lengthy delay and biblical downpour.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026

Loren Becker, a semi-retired registered nurse, had ducked into the Black Goose coffee shop in Union, Kentucky, to escape a downpour on Saturday morning.

From BBC ● May 18, 2026

Each time a downpour begins, Scott strips down to the waist, grabs a large glass jug, and runs out to one of three drainpipes to collect enough water to last the week.

From Slate ● Mar. 30, 2026

She pushed against a fierce blast of wind with all her might and wedged the battered door open while Fred, Scruffy, and Reginald ventured out into the torrential downpour.

From "Dog Squad" by Chris Grabenstein

Most of the downpours may be over the near continent as high pressure is forecast to build back across the UK next weekend from the Atlantic.

From BBC ● Jul. 11, 2026

Stephane Baron, from Charente-Maritime, western France, is bracing for disastrous harvests, due to downpours in February and successive heatwaves in May and June.

From Barron's ● Jun. 23, 2026

Everyone worried about the elements: ominous reports about downpours, lightning, and gusts of wind powerful enough to impress a congressman.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 15, 2026

“As you concentrate rainfall into heavier downpours, more of that water, it sits on top of the land to be easily evaporated,” he said.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2026

Between downpours, he did a little skeet shooting at the rifle range.

From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin