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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Then there's Wu's backup plan: The city could issue some residential tax rebates from its rainy day fund. Steph Solis, Axios, 13 Jan. 2025 Over the next five years, Sacramento secured a rainy day fund and achieved a budget surplus for the first time in seven years. Ishani Desai, Sacramento Bee, 12 Jan. 2025 The proposal, which essentially allows the state to put more money into the rainy day fund, changes the California Constitution and requires voter approval. Taryn Luna, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2025 The plan would leave $17 billion in reserves by the end of the budget period, the administration said, including about $11 billion in the rainy day fund. Ethan Varian, The Mercury News, 10 Jan. 2025 De la Torre told me that the pygmies take longer to come out on rainy days. Jessica Camille Aguirre, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Jan. 2025 Loading your audio article The Bay Area will be mostly cool and dry Friday ahead of rainy days over the weekend and early in the week of Christmas. Caelyn Pender, The Mercury News, 20 Dec. 2024 On a rainy day in Sonoma, California, a young Ada Limón tucked herself under a tree for cover. Pamela Avila, USA TODAY, 24 Oct. 2024 Swaine’s English Garden candle captures the essence of a lush green park after a rainy day in London. Laia Farran Graves, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024

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 18 Jan. 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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