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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More romantic would be getting caught in a downpour on a hot summer day, racing to the front porch, and then making out.
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Ali Barthwell, Vulture, 25 Feb. 2025
Taken together, all of it spoke to the arrival of the roughest system since the November downpours.
—Rick Hurd, The Mercury News, 4 Feb. 2025
Concerns over potential debris flows after a fire have been particularly high since 2018, when the town of Montecito faced mudslides after a downpour hit mountain slopes that were burned bare.
—Landon Mion, Fox News, 26 Jan. 2025
Following the 2013 flood in Boulder County — a weeklong downpour that resulted in a 100-year event — the state created the Colorado Resiliency Office, which works closely with communities to understand their risks (economic, climate or otherwise) and prepare for potential disasters.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN, 23 Jan. 2025
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Ali Barthwell, Vulture, 25 Feb. 2025
Taken together, all of it spoke to the arrival of the roughest system since the November downpours.
—Rick Hurd, The Mercury News, 4 Feb. 2025
Concerns over potential debris flows after a fire have been particularly high since 2018, when the town of Montecito faced mudslides after a downpour hit mountain slopes that were burned bare.
—Landon Mion, Fox News, 26 Jan. 2025
Following the 2013 flood in Boulder County — a weeklong downpour that resulted in a 100-year event — the state created the Colorado Resiliency Office, which works closely with communities to understand their risks (economic, climate or otherwise) and prepare for potential disasters.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN, 23 Jan. 2025
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“Downpour.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/downpour. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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downpour
noun
down·pour
-ˌpōr 
-ˌpȯr
: a heavy rain
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