rainy day

Example Sentences

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You want to avoid inflation eating into that fund while it waits for that proverbial rainy day.

From MarketWatch • May 14, 2026

This was in the 1990s, so he stored them away "for a rainy day".

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

It was a rainy day in May, and upon returning to the site with plastic sheets to protect freshly poured concrete, ICE had trespassed onto the development.

From Salon • Feb. 12, 2026

Buffett has long prided himself on maintaining a strong balance sheet with plenty saved up for a rainy day.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 1, 2026

I gave away a lulu of a Picasso story that had just reached me, one that I might have put aside for a rainy day.

From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger