rains
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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This is due to heavy rains in Chile that temporarily halted mining.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
On Monday, as he inspected the mine after heavy rains, he spotted the rock.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
This "weighs down the droplets," which "grow from a few micrometres to several millimetres: up to two or three. They fall, and it rains," explained Yarmohammed.
From Barron's ● Aug. 12, 2026
The path would be unusable during heavy rains, but Bar-Zemer and others say that would be less than 20 days each year.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
The weather was growing hotter as the rains tapered off.
From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo
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