How to Use rain check in a Sentence

rain check

noun
Definition of rain checknext
  • The store offered rain checks when the sale items had all sold.
  • Des Moines: Hold the pork chop on a stick and get a butter cow rain check.
    — USA TODAY, 13 June 2020
  • Cinderella will take a rain check to this party, please.
    — Dan Gelston, The Seattle Times, 25 Mar. 2019
  • Stay home and take a rain check on a social invitation.
    — Tribune Content Agency, oregonlive, 13 Nov. 2020
  • In lieu of soul-shakes and bro-hugs, each draftee will receive a rain check from Goodell, to be redeemed in healthier times.
    — Scott Ostler, SFChronicle.com, 22 Apr. 2020
  • Take a rain check on an investment or money-making scheme.
    — Tribune Content Agency, oregonlive, 29 June 2021
  • And fans who had tickets to Monday night’s game have little time to rearrange plans to use their rain checks to get to the front end of the day-night double header.
    — Tim Bannon, chicagotribune.com, 19 June 2018
  • No cash payments will be accepted or walk-ups permitted, and no rain checks will be offered.
    — Jim Owczarski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 22 Apr. 2020
  • Gracefully, everyone in the comments accepts the rain check.
    — Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 4 June 2020
  • Take a rain check on amorous activities and avoid mix-ups and misunderstandings.
    — Tribune Content Agency, oregonlive, 7 Sep. 2020
  • Postpone major purchases and take a rain check on social outings.
    — oregonlive, 6 Aug. 2020
  • The glitchy first night — power problems, a producer explained to disappointed guests, sent home with a rain check — was corrected by the following evening.
    — Washington Post, 17 June 2021
  • Theater employees met people in the parking lot and handed out rain check vouchers while the firefighters inspected the building, Hennessey said.
    — Molly Sullivan, sacbee, 21 Jan. 2018
  • Take a rain check on social connections; the fun may fall flat due to incompatibility issues.
    — oregonlive, 5 June 2020
  • Due to limited availability, weekly store promotions and rain checks have been suspended.
    — Chris Sims, Indianapolis Star, 18 Mar. 2020

Some of these examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'rain check.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.

Last Updated: