raindrops

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

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

This is when Saharan dust mixes with raindrops leaving behind a reddish-brown residue on surfaces.

From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026

It’s a rare gray Saturday in Los Angeles; raindrops collect along a window overlooking a row of trees at Le Parc at Melrose.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 19, 2025

These dusty specks condense from the hottest parts of the cloud, in a similar way to the raindrops that form inside clouds here on Earth.

From Space Scoop • Jul. 16, 2025

The sun felt like a flame brought too close, and yet it was drizzling and the lukewarm raindrops mixed with her sweat.

From "Half of a Yellow Sun" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie