rains

Example Sentences

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The Los Angeles County Public Health Department is warning beachgoers to avoid all contact with the water due to the potential of bacteria from street runoff from recent rains.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2026

Heavy rains continued to fall on the archipelago in the early hours of Saturday morning.

From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026

Many plants and trees are already blooming, and vegetation is growing at a fantastic clip, fuelled by heavy rains in December and January.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

Torrential rains caused homes and streets to flood on the northern coast of Hawaii’s Oahu on Friday, and local officials warned that a dam on the island could fail, sending more water into communities.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

Like they say, When it rains it pours.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman