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

Fresh downpours have brought more flooding, landslides and fear to southeastern Brazil where rescuers were still looking for 14 missing people Thursday after a rainstorm that left 54 people dead.

From Barron's • Feb. 26, 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

The advisory came on the heels of a rare Jan. 1 rainstorm that drenched Southern California and rained on the Rose Parade for the first time since 2006.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 2, 2026

He and his three employees set out for Cange in a heavy rainstorm, while Carole, Serena, Ti Fifi, John, his mother, and I waited in a Zanmi Lasante truck, to meet them partway.

From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French