Examples of downpour in a Sentence
the downpour was so heavy that we were soaked by the time we got to the car
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Precipitation patterns have also changed dramatically in parts of the Mid-Atlantic and Northeast regions that Pasa serves, bringing swings between periods of drought and heavy, damaging downpours.
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Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Mar. 2025
The cross-country storm will break out on Saturday before moving into the East on Sunday, bringing downpours and tornado threats to the Eastern Seaboard, from northern Florida to Maryland.
—Christopher Cann, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2025
Besides, an afternoon downpour can actually be quite refreshing when the temperatures are high, and offer a break from the humidity.
—Roger Sands, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
Overnight rain has dried up in mere hours of sunlight, and the cushions never seem to get soaked through, even after a downpour.
—Will Porter, Architectural Digest, 21 Mar. 2025
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Ron Estes, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Mar. 2025
The cross-country storm will break out on Saturday before moving into the East on Sunday, bringing downpours and tornado threats to the Eastern Seaboard, from northern Florida to Maryland.
—Christopher Cann, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2025
Besides, an afternoon downpour can actually be quite refreshing when the temperatures are high, and offer a break from the humidity.
—Roger Sands, Forbes, 23 Mar. 2025
Overnight rain has dried up in mere hours of sunlight, and the cushions never seem to get soaked through, even after a downpour.
—Will Porter, Architectural Digest, 21 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for downpour
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“Downpour.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/downpour. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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downpour
noun
down·pour
-ˌpōr 
-ˌpȯr
: a heavy rain
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