rainy day

noun

: a period of want or need
saving for a rainy day
rainy-day adjective

Examples of rainy day in a Sentence

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Lindsey McGinnis/The Christian Science Monitor On this day rainy day, the women aren’t on high alert. Sara Miller Llana, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 Mar. 2025 In all, the credit outlook is stable for most states, according to Morgan Stanley, with rainy day fund balances at all-time highs. Darla Mercado, Cfp®, CNBC, 13 Feb. 2025 In 1856 Thomas Burberry established his namesake brand with the intention of making clothing that could withstand any weather conditions, especially the notoriously rainy days of Great Britain. Alexis Bennett Parker, Vogue, 4 Feb. 2025 With larger-than-expected surpluses in recent years as the stock market has boomed, the state has one of the largest rainy day funds in its history. Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 2 Feb. 2025 The return of the remains Thursday had set off a nationwide outpouring of grief as flag-waving crowds lined highways on a rainy day to pay their respects to a convoy carrying the coffins and thousands packed a Tel Aviv square in an emotional nighttime vigil. Melanie Lidman, arkansasonline.com, 21 Feb. 2025 Even in the drizzle of a rainy day, the quarterback was dropping the ball right into the hands of his receivers. Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025 Now, many are questioning how Maryland went from a $5.5 billion surplus at the end of the previous administration, comprising $3 billion in rainy day funds and a $2.5 billion budget surplus, to a multibillion-dollar deficit in just a few years. J.b. Jennings, Baltimore Sun, 11 Feb. 2025 On a rainy day in Chanthaburi, Thailand, one random act of kindness made all the difference. Ronnie Li, USA TODAY, 10 Feb. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1580, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of rainy day was circa 1580

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“Rainy day.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rainy%20day. Accessed 19 Mar. 2025.

Kids Definition

rainy day

noun
: a period of need or want
set a little money aside for a rainy day
rainy-day adjective

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