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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The summer and fall months are a busy time of year for severe weather in the U.S., from heat waves and hurricanes to heavy downpours and hailstorms.
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Rebecca Hersher, NPR, 19 May 2025
In the Northeast, residents can expect flooding downpours and wind gusts upwards of 50 mph starting the evening of May 17.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 18 May 2025
Monday will be the second day in a row of intense downpours, and Tuesday could see much of the same, with a 20% chance of showers and thunderstorms between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.
Midweek should be dry.
—Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 5 May 2025
Most flood watches will expire by Tuesday morning as the heavy downpours move out of the region.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 May 2025
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Rebecca Hersher, NPR, 19 May 2025
In the Northeast, residents can expect flooding downpours and wind gusts upwards of 50 mph starting the evening of May 17.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 18 May 2025
Monday will be the second day in a row of intense downpours, and Tuesday could see much of the same, with a 20% chance of showers and thunderstorms between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m.
Midweek should be dry.
—Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 5 May 2025
Most flood watches will expire by Tuesday morning as the heavy downpours move out of the region.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 May 2025
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“Downpour.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/downpour. Accessed 11 Jun. 2025.
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downpour
noun
down·pour
-ˌpōr 
-ˌpȯr
: a heavy rain
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