Examples of downpour in a Sentence
the downpour was so heavy that we were soaked by the time we got to the car
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Most flood watches will expire by Tuesday morning as the heavy downpours move out of the region.
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Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 May 2025
As guests hurried into the building to escape the sudden downpour — with a few leaving early, uncertain about how the rest of the day would unfold — Ashley had to think on her feet.
—Tereza Shkurtaj, People.com, 25 May 2025
Even a second-act nighttime scene in a Parisian downpour is far from downbeat.
—Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 20 May 2025
Whether you got caught in a downpour or stepped in one puddle too many, wet shoes happen.
—Katelyn Squiers, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 May 2025
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Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 May 2025
As guests hurried into the building to escape the sudden downpour — with a few leaving early, uncertain about how the rest of the day would unfold — Ashley had to think on her feet.
—Tereza Shkurtaj, People.com, 25 May 2025
Even a second-act nighttime scene in a Parisian downpour is far from downbeat.
—Ritesh Mehta, IndieWire, 20 May 2025
Whether you got caught in a downpour or stepped in one puddle too many, wet shoes happen.
—Katelyn Squiers, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for downpour
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“Downpour.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/downpour. Accessed 31 May. 2025.
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downpour
noun
down·pour
-ˌpōr 
-ˌpȯr
: a heavy rain
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