rainstorm
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of rainstorm
Example Sentences
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Some homes were ripped off their foundations after an overnight rainstorm, said Ian Scheuring, a spokesman for the city and county of Honolulu.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 20, 2026
"Even the weird barks that he does," laughs the 16-year-old, who braved a rainstorm to see Speed in action.
From BBC • Jan. 17, 2026
For one thing, there’s money in Dahlonega, the smalltown Atlanta suburb where Anna grew up—and where, during the kind of rainstorm that dissolves evidence, a body is found on the hood of a car.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 8, 2026
The advisory came on the heels of a rare Jan. 1 rainstorm that drenched Southern California and rained on the Rose Parade for the first time since 2006.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 2, 2026
He and his three employees set out for Cange in a heavy rainstorm, while Carole, Serena, Ti Fifi, John, his mother, and I waited in a Zanmi Lasante truck, to meet them partway.
From "Mountains Beyond Mountains" by Tracy Kidder and Michael French
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