Example Sentences

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Rainstorms doused the annual festival at Black Rock Desert, but also caused road closures and rescues across Nevada.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 4, 2023

Rainstorms and floods in parts of coastal West Africa are expected to grow more severe as the climate continues to warm.

From Scientific American • Jan. 5, 2022

Rainstorms that swept across California beginning on Nov. 30 brought high winds, heavy rain and flooding.

From Washington Times • Dec. 22, 2014

Rainstorms forecast over the Memorial Day weekend are expected to swell the river and its tributaries to new highs, adding to an already grim forecast for flooding across the Northern Plains and Northern Rocky Mountains.

From Reuters • May 28, 2011

Rainstorms, of course, and an occasional squall, but never, never the whirlwind or the lightning.

From Lady Cassandra by Vaizey, George de Horne, Mrs.