rains
Example Sentences
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“We had good rains early in the winter followed by unusually warm weather,” Pauly said.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026
Studies indicate east Africa has been hit by more extreme rains and droughts over the past two decades.
From Barron's • Mar. 22, 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
The distance between Americans and the people in other countries cowering as death rains down on them from the sky has always been vast both geographically and culturally.
From Salon • Mar. 20, 2026
All the bright-colored leaves became dull brown when the cold fall rains began.
From "Little House in the Big Woods" by Laura Ingalls Wilder
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.