Example Sentences

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Poop was so thick beneath one tree that people slipped on the sidewalk when it rained.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 16, 2026

Boos rained down from the chilly New York crowd, which had been foolishly under the impression they might see the Mets win.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 22, 2026

"The same stuff that rained down on Mars from meteorites is what rained down on Earth, and it probably provided the building blocks for life as we know it on our planet," Williams said.

From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026

Duong was diagnosed with alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma, a rare soft tissue cancer, shortly after the Palisades fire rained ash on his family’s West L.A. apartment in 2025.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

“What’d you do in school today, Beans? How’re the fellas? Did you see that it rained right after lunchtime? Want to play cards?”

From Full of Beans by Jennifer L. Holm