Example Sentences

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Embers were raining down on their cars as neighbors fled.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 12, 2025

Instead it was Pegula's powerful shots that were raining on the court and Tsurenko could simply not deal with what kept coming her way.

From BBC • Jul. 9, 2023

A record 10 consecutive overtime wins later, Roy was hoisting his second Stanley Cup, and fans who had mocked his billboard ad were raining thunderous applause upon “Saint Patrick” from the stands.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 4, 2023

The fish have those little blobs of glass jammed in their gills because as they were raining from the sky, those fish were sucking them in and they're jammed in the gills.

From Salon • May 11, 2022

Guys were raining Js from deep, doing spin moves through the lane and throwing down in traffic.

From "We Were Here" by Matt De La Peña