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We're suddenly treated to the sound of raindrops and transported back in time 352 years to a rainy night in current Washington D.C.—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 20 Jan. 2025 Any final early-morning raindrops eventually give way to sunny skies.—A. Camden Walker, Washington Post, 23 June 2024 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 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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