How to Use rainstorm in a Sentence

rainstorm

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  • This came on the heels of a big rainstorm that ended in the morning.
    — Washington Post, 1 Mar. 2021
  • That snow didn’t even last through the day but was washed away by a mild rainstorm.
    — Washington Post, 21 Dec. 2020
  • On one Sunday, a rainstorm caused an LED light at the top of the wheel to short out and send out a spark.
    — Sam Whiting, San Francisco Chronicle, 9 May 2021
  • One of the costliest years was 2011, when the final day was hit by a heavy rainstorm.
    — Karina Atkins, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2024
  • That was where he was buried in March as a rainstorm soaked the mourners, the drops mingling with their tears.
    — Megan Specia, New York Times, 29 Oct. 2023
  • The day after the rainstorm, the numbers below the overpass had swelled.
    — Eric Lach, The New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2023
  • The tents on Madison are sopping wet from the rainstorm the night before.
    — AZCentral.com, 22 Feb. 2021
  • When a rainstorm knocked out the power at the Illinois State Fair in 2005, the first concern was the butter cow.
    — Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 17 Aug. 2022
  • This way, a heavy rainstorm won't weigh down the middle of the fabric, and high winds won't blow the cover away.
    — Martha Sorren, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Sep. 2021
  • And in the days following a rainstorm, Shultz says the crawlers create a sort of wake in the rocky substrate in front of them.
    — Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics, 17 Mar. 2022
  • Many had crawled down and gotten stuck in a ravine right before a rainstorm.
    — Elise Taylor, Vogue, 14 Aug. 2024
  • Once or twice a year, the ceiling leaks during rainstorms.
    — Jill Terreri Ramos, New York Times, 22 July 2023
  • The state will see a rise in both heavy rainstorms and the length of dry spells, similar to what happened in 2021, Ford said.
    — Suzanne Baker, Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2023
  • Looking for a loafer that won’t shrivel or stain in a rainstorm or while walking on the beach?
    — Kaitlyn McInnis, Travel + Leisure, 23 Jan. 2023
  • But when the rainstorm flooded his $20 tent, his phone stopped working.
    — Mary Beth Sheridan, Washington Post, 13 May 2023
  • The new turf at Soldier Field held up well after the wild rainstorm two weeks ago during the opener against the 49ers.
    — Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 26 Sep. 2022
  • The day ended as a rainstorm rolled in from the west, pelting us with heavy drops on the drive south into Loreto.
    — Michael Van Runkle, Robb Report, 15 Nov. 2023
  • The pattern over the next week does not appear to be one to produce major rainstorms.
    — Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 6 Nov. 2023
  • The opener was played on the road in a driving rainstorm by starters who hadn’t taken the field in a preseason game.
    — David Moore, Dallas News, 18 Sep. 2023
  • The conditions were brutal as the game was played in a driving rainstorm and 28-mph wind gusts.
    — Martin Frank, USA TODAY, 4 Oct. 2022
  • They were either chased away by the brief but ardent rainstorm at the start of the fourth quarter, or were dressed in Utah red, or both.
    — Julie Jag, The Salt Lake Tribune, 12 Sep. 2021
  • The delay was caused by flood damage to the theater from a recent rainstorm.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Jan. 2022
  • Beryl’s track runs all the way north to the Great Lakes, not as a hurricane but as a tropical rainstorm.
    — Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 8 July 2024
  • Because people were unprepared for the rainstorm, some tourists were trapped in the city.
    — Larissa Gao, NBC News, 8 Sep. 2023
  • Lightning then struck the ground next to the group as water puddled on the ground from the light rainstorm, according to the office.
    — Dalia Faheid, CNN, 28 June 2024
  • The show was originally planned for the roof, but an incoming rainstorm led to a change of plans.
    — Jennifer Sawhney, Journal Sentinel, 7 July 2022
  • The problem is three separate rainstorms will limit the amount of time to enjoy this taste of spring.
    — Jason Samenow, Washington Post, 4 Mar. 2024
  • The rats, who had drowned in a rainstorm, lay in artful counterpoint, as though posing for a still-life.
    — Morgan Meis, The New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2023
  • Advertisement Last month, while descending the same stretch in a sudden rainstorm, 20-year-old Grace Rohloff slipped on the slick rock and lost her grip on the cables.
    — Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2024
  • Page Six obtained photos of the family swimming in the Hyannis Harbor and then trying to dry off during a rainstorm.
    — Marina Watts, Peoplemag, 22 Sep. 2024

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