raindrops

Example Sentences

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Brighter clouds cool the ocean surface below while also reducing rainfall because the smaller cloud droplets are less likely to combine into raindrops.

From Science Daily • Jul. 3, 2026

"The raindrops acted like little sponges or magnets, collecting whatever was in the air as they fell, which is why residents observed what's being described as 'black rain'," explained Deoras.

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026

Above the fracas of color float three white clouds, from which raindrops hang like strings of beads dressing up a doorway.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

Amid intermittent raindrops, we were talking about cars from the ’60s when Renée stopped walking.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 6, 2026

I ask as raindrops start to spatter my face.

From "Dragons in a Bag" by Zetta Elliott