rainstorm

Example Sentences

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Some homes were ripped off their foundations after an overnight rainstorm, said Ian Scheuring, a spokesman for the city and county of Honolulu.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026

"Even the weird barks that he does," laughs the 16-year-old, who braved a rainstorm to see Speed in action.

From BBC • Jan. 17, 2026

For one thing, there’s money in Dahlonega, the smalltown Atlanta suburb where Anna grew up—and where, during the kind of rainstorm that dissolves evidence, a body is found on the hood of a car.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 8, 2026

Additionally, you must be more cautious when hiking after a rainstorm.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 29, 2025

In some ways it had reminded me of a mother hen hovering over her young in a rainstorm.

From "Where the Red Fern Grows" by Wilson Rawls