rains
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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Rains from Melissa already flooded several roads in Kingston, images from local media showed.
From Barron's • Oct. 25, 2025
Rains have also battered other states like Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, and parts of Indian-administered Kashmir.
From BBC • Sep. 2, 2025
Actor Claude Rains, star of The Invisible Man, lost 90 percent of the vision in his right eye and received permanent vocal-cord damage in a gas attack.
From Slate • Oct. 31, 2024
Rebecca Hidalgo Rains, a broker-agent in Arizona with a soft spot for first-time and lower-income buyers, is concerned that some folks will forego using an agent altogether to avoid the fee.
From Salon • Sep. 14, 2024
If I dance just right, maybe I can ring “The Rains of Castamere.”
From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin
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