rainier; rainiest
: marked by, abounding with, or bringing rain
rainy weather
Examples of rainy in a Sentence
found that the stretch of cold, rainy weather made his joints swell and ache
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His Burberry trenchcoat proved its versatility in London’s rainy weather.
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Kristen Tauer, WWD, 27 Feb. 2025
The outbreak was detected last year during the rainy season between July and October.
—Samy Magdy The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 27 Feb. 2025
The second driest start to the rainy season occurred during the same period in 1876-77.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Feb. 2025
The good news for Clinton is that, for most of the 90 minutes in a rainy and rowdy Estadio Municipal de Portimao, her performance was a highlight ahead of the summer’s European championships.
—Megan Feringa, The Athletic, 22 Feb. 2025
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Kristen Tauer, WWD, 27 Feb. 2025
The outbreak was detected last year during the rainy season between July and October.
—Samy Magdy The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 27 Feb. 2025
The second driest start to the rainy season occurred during the same period in 1876-77.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Feb. 2025
The good news for Clinton is that, for most of the 90 minutes in a rainy and rowdy Estadio Municipal de Portimao, her performance was a highlight ahead of the summer’s European championships.
—Megan Feringa, The Athletic, 22 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for rainy
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“Rainy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rainy. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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Rainy
geographical name
river 80 miles (129 kilometers) long on the Canada–U.S. boundary between Ontario and Minnesota flowing from Rainy Lake into Lake of the Woods
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