raindrop
a drop of rain.
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How to use raindrop in a sentence
We should stay rain-free while the sun is up, although a couple raindrops near sunset are possible.
D.C.-area forecast: Clouds increase today, with rain odds up starting tonight | A. Camden Walker | February 26, 2021 | Washington PostFlakes passing through this elevated mild air partially melt into icy raindrops.
Sleet vs. snow: The reason behind Thursday’s icy mess | Jeffrey Halverson | February 19, 2021 | Washington PostA little bit of the leftover light reflects — bounces — off of the inside edge of the raindrop.
Explainer: Rainbows, fogbows and their eerie cousins | Matthew Cappucci | May 1, 2020 | Science News For StudentsThat same thing happens when sunlight shines through a raindrop.
Explainer: Rainbows, fogbows and their eerie cousins | Matthew Cappucci | May 1, 2020 | Science News For StudentsRainbows develop when sunlight passes through falling raindrops.
Explainer: Rainbows, fogbows and their eerie cousins | Matthew Cappucci | May 1, 2020 | Science News For Students
Although the beat of a raindrop is proverbially light, the stroke is not ineffective.
Outlines of the Earth's History | Nathaniel Southgate ShalerNot a tree quivered, not a raindrop slipped from a blade of grass, but Guy held out his arms to clasp his long-awaited Pauline.
Plashers Mead | Compton MackenzieThe gentle raindrop grapples with mountains of solid rock, and with never-ending persistence drags them piecemeal into the sea.
Your National Parks | Enos A. MillsKarna silent heard this mandate but his birth could not proclaim, Like a raindrop-pelted lotus bent his humble head in shame!
Maha-bharata | AnonymousThe night was inky black, and the wind that swept down the gorge brought an occasional raindrop with it.
The Wayfarers | Mary Stewart Cutting
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