Example Sentences

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“It was raining straight down, it was thundering and it was 27 degrees,” he said, recalling watching the storm early Sunday morning.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 27, 2026

"It was raining, we were all in the tent playing cards with the gang, then we heard shouting," camper Matthew Stanhope told The Age newspaper, saying he and his friends ran to a nearby hill.

From Barron's • Jan. 16, 2026

"It was raining inside the building at that point," she says.

From BBC • Dec. 12, 2025

Saltwater Bakery – It was raining the day the Royal Princess docked in Prince Rupert, Canada — a small port town with a population of just over 12,000.

From Salon • Jul. 20, 2025

I wondered how it was even possible that a bird could still fly when it was raining.

From "We Were Here" by Matt De La Peña