rainy day
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of rainy day
First recorded in 1570–80
Example Sentences
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With few exceptions, the limit applies to most appropriations of tax revenue, including when lawmakers put money away in the rainy day fund and other reserves.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 27, 2026
This argument runs that because quasilegal internal migrants lack access to the social safety net, they save too much for a rainy day.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 4, 2026
Nevertheless, the first verse of “The Weight” talks about a commencement on a rainy day.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 1, 2026
On a stereotypically rainy day in Manchester, we're ushered into a kitchen that at first glance appears to be in a normal terraced house.
From BBC ● May 30, 2026
On the first rainy day Gerald and Lydia teach him to play cribbage.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
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