Example Sentences

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They said they could even smell the smoke indoors, in a Manhattan restaurant, then walked outside and saw a sky that looked like it was about to storm — but was rainless.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 6, 2023

Or how the fluttering of Sakthivel Muruganantham’s drumming matched the flutter of Ranee’s fingers to whip up the sensation of a storm even as we sat in the rainless heat.

From New York Times • Jul. 24, 2022

Vegetation was at record dryness heading into fire season, and it grew drier over the rainless summer.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 26, 2021

Cattle are heading to market months early as hay prices skyrocket and pastures wither in the rainless heat.

From Washington Times • Sep. 15, 2018

In one rainless night, the City of Wonders became the City of Ashes.

From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat