How to Use pouring rain in a Sentence

pouring rain

noun
  • Quite a few of those have been played in the pouring rain.
    Nancy Armour, USA TODAY, 26 July 2023
  • Theobald and her mom watched Swift in the pouring rain.
    Bryan West, USA TODAY, 28 Mar. 2024
  • Ryan Gosling kissed Rachel McAdams in the pouring rain.
    Elaine Godfrey, The Atlantic, 10 Feb. 2024
  • Meanwhile, pouring rain will drench much of the West Coast by the end of the week and into the weekend.
    Daniel Amarante, ABC News, 18 Jan. 2024
  • Swift performed the remainder of the concert in the pouring rain.
    Shannon Larson, BostonGlobe.com, 17 May 2023
  • Here at a bus yard in #VanNuys, bus drivers march in a picket line in the pouring rain.
    Prem Thakker, The New Republic, 21 Mar. 2023
  • What was that like to film — especially in the pouring rain?
    James Grebey, Vulture, 23 May 2023
  • Went hiking and walking around town in the pouring rain with no problems.
    Clara McMahon, Peoplemag, 1 Apr. 2023
  • It’s been an extra challenge doing that with their two children in the pouring rain this week.
    Christina Zdanowicz, CNN, 22 Mar. 2023
  • Use this umbrella to protect yourself from both the scorching heat and the pouring rain.
    Moriah Mason, Southern Living, 4 Aug. 2023
  • Musk was shown standing in the pouring rain filming the images of destruction on his phone.
    Max Colchester, WSJ, 28 Nov. 2023
  • In the pouring rain, upwards of 100 people marched outside of Warner Bros.
    Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 26 July 2023
  • The image slapped me across the face: a truck in the pouring rain, leaning impossibly to the right on a rickety rope bridge ready for collapse.
    James Gray, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Aug. 2023
  • At her agent's behest, Lewis, now 66, drove in the pouring rain and auditioned anyway.
    Stephanie Sengwe, Peoplemag, 23 July 2023
  • Read more Keep scrolling German fans dropped everything to meet Taylor Swift in the pouring rain.
    Nicole Fallert, USA TODAY, 24 July 2024
  • Metro stations open an extra hour after the show was delayed due to pouring rain.
    Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 7 Aug. 2023
  • Shortly before kickoff, Brady — Gillette’s first keeper of the light — stood in the pouring rain and rang the bell as fans settled into their seats.
    Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 10 Sep. 2023
  • Prince pulling off arguably the most lauded Super Bowl halftime show ever, in the pouring rain.
    Michael Schneider, Variety, 15 Nov. 2023
  • But when asked what impressed him most about the offense in what was often a pouring rain, head coach Mike McCarthy didn’t hesitate.
    David Moore, Dallas News, 12 Sep. 2023
  • On Wednesday morning, more than a dozen people in Trump gear waited in the pouring rain for the former president along the city’s downtown streets.
    Mark Walker, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2023
  • Nearly one year ago, Riker was late for practice and was driving in pouring rain that impaired his vision.
    Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Mar. 2024
  • Surveillance video provided by D.C. police shows the culprits getting out of a white sedan in pouring rain and hustling toward the store.
    Peter Hermann, Washington Post, 21 Mar. 2024
  • And down south, Tucson experienced a full thunderstorm with pouring rain and high winds.
    Ellie Willard, The Arizona Republic, 18 July 2023
  • In Rafah, some Palestinians quickly dismantled their tents in the pouring rain and began leaving.
    Michael Levenson, New York Times, 6 May 2024
  • In other Browns pre-practice news, Stefanski opted to work outside despite pouring rain at the start of the session.
    cleveland, 7 Aug. 2023
  • Belichick has witnessed more than his fair share of iconic performances at the stadium, but was still taken aback by Swift’s nearly four-hour set in the pouring rain.
    Jonathan X. Simmons, cleveland, 21 Aug. 2023
  • Emergency responders tried to treat Velasquez Cinto at the scene but were thwarted by pouring rain.
    Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA TODAY, 26 May 2023
  • The junior midfielder put that to good use in the pouring rain Monday afternoon, hitting the gas pedal with authority to get to the net in the 33rd minute against Chicago Christian.
    Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 11 Sep. 2023
  • Names like that were full of information but unwieldy and impossible to remember, let alone to write down while, say, doing field work in the pouring rain.
    Kathryn Schulz, The New Yorker, 14 Aug. 2023
  • By far the most impactful, awe-inducing sequence of the show is the climactic rumble, staged with balletic violence and flashing lights in the pouring rain.
    Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 17 June 2024

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