rain
noun
water that is condensed from the aqueous vapor in the atmosphere and falls to earth in drops more than 0.02 inch (0.5 millimeters) in diameter.
have rained
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present perfectof rain.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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AI jitters have rained on this year’s expected IPO parade.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 24, 2026
“The problem is that once you seed, you can’t tell if the cloud would have rained anyway,” said Alan Robock, an atmospheric scientist at Rutgers University and an expert in evaluating climate engineering strategies.
From New York Times ● Aug. 28, 2022
But by his own account, his mother’s abandonment also provided him with a kind of preemptive defense against the attacks that have rained down on his Fox show.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 30, 2022
Similar condemnations have rained down from around the globe.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 18, 2016
And when the newscasters mentioned the chunk of flesh missing from Salazar’s shoulder, memories must have rained down on Blanca like parachutes.
From "Bodega Dreams" by Ernesto Quinonez
