Example Sentences

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Buying your own private island off the Welsh coast does not necessarily require a lottery win, but waterproofs are a must if you are to negotiate low tide back to the mainland.

From BBC • Feb. 10, 2026

But it never hurts to bring waterproofs just in case, and some drizzle is forecast by Monday afternoon.

From BBC • Aug. 20, 2025

I packed as I would for a hostile assignment: Layers and waterproofs to account for the notoriously moody weather.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 15, 2022

When the weather turned sour, as it has the tendency to do in Scotland, Timberlake was prepared with a pair of waterproofs from Ralph Lauren RLX, a G/FORE umbrella and a matching Clubglove golf towel.

From Golf Digest • Sep. 28, 2019

I thought for a moment and with a small inward sigh remembered pulling the waterproofs out some days before and spreading them out in the basement to air.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson