rainy day
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of rainy day
First recorded in 1570–80
Example Sentences
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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
Another law passed in 2024 authorized the state to purchase as much as $140 million in precious metals—up to 10% of its rainy day funds—now stored in a Brink’s vault in Salt Lake City.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026
It was a rainy day in May, and upon returning to the site with plastic sheets to protect freshly poured concrete, ICE had trespassed onto the development.
From Salon • Feb. 12, 2026
The United Center hosted an NHL game on Thursday and after an unseasonably warm, rainy day in Chicago, the court was not playable 24 hours later.
From BBC • Jan. 9, 2026
She was stone-faced when she was taken from her mom after that rainy day in second grade.
From "The Benefits of Being an Octopus" by Ann Braden
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