rainy day
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of rainy day
First recorded in 1570–80
Example Sentences
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You want to avoid inflation eating into that fund while it waits for that proverbial rainy day.
From MarketWatch • May 14, 2026
This was in the 1990s, so he stored them away "for a rainy day".
From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026
With the Galaxy S26, photos can be edited directly in the gallery app by entering a prompt, such as a command to make a rainy day look sunny.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 25, 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
She knew they did not like this long rainy day spent inside a fodder house, rain coming through the chinks in the boards.
From "Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad" by Ann Petry
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