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This coat has a water-repellent exterior, so snowflakes and raindrops roll right off.—Madison Yauger, People.com, 3 Jan. 2025 Some ran through raindrops and splashed through puddles while others huddled in the tunnels beneath the grandstands.—Holly V. Hays, The Indianapolis Star, 16 Dec. 2024 One of the most gorgeous tableaus consists of a man tied to a chestnut tree in a courtyard, sitting silently in a downpour as sunlight filters through the leaves and raindrops.—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 12 Dec. 2024 Instead, notes flew like raindrops in a heavy and windy storm, smacking you in the face, zigzagging here and there, with no sign of a break on the horizon.—Jim Harrington, The Mercury News, 2 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for raindrop
Word History
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of raindrop was
before the 12th century
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