rainy day
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of rainy day
First recorded in 1570–80
Example Sentences
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The measure would also allow lawmakers to exempt money they put into the rainy day fund and the temporary holding account from state spending limits.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 27, 2026
The cap on the rainy day fund would grow from 10% of general fund tax revenue to 20%.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 23, 2026
We all know we are supposed to put something away for a rainy day, including our old age, it is just hard to find the money.
From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026
What if your guest wants to lounge in bed on a rainy day and wonders where all those cushions went?
From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026
Her head turned left and right a hundred times a second and her index finger moved from side to side as fast as a windshield wiper on a rainy day.
From "The Circuit: Stories from the Life of a Migrant Child" by Francisco Jiménez
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