raindrops

Example Sentences

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“Gray raindrops pattered listlessly on the kitchen window, obscuring the thin morning light” as Honor Wilson is found smearing “a dot of margarine across some toast.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

Tiny dust particles suspended in the atmosphere are captured by raindrops and deposited onto surfaces, leaving a thin, gritty, reddish-brown residue.

From BBC • Mar. 4, 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 birds were singing again, and there were soft plopping and rustling sounds, as raindrops rolled off and dropped down through the trees.

From "I'm the King of the Castle" by Susan Hill