How to Use rainstorm in a Sentence

rainstorm

noun

• That was where he was buried in March as a rainstorm soaked the mourners, the drops mingling with their tears.
  — Megan Specia, New York Times, 29 Oct. 2023
• The day after the rainstorm, the numbers below the overpass had swelled.
  — Eric Lach, The New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2023
• When a rainstorm knocked out the power at the Illinois State Fair in 2005, the first concern was the butter cow.
  — Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 17 Aug. 2022
• Once or twice a year, the ceiling leaks during rainstorms.
  — Jill Terreri Ramos, New York Times, 22 July 2023
• The state will see a rise in both heavy rainstorms and the length of dry spells, similar to what happened in 2021, Ford said.
  — Suzanne Baker, Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2023
• Looking for a loafer that won’t shrivel or stain in a rainstorm or while walking on the beach?
  — Kaitlyn McInnis, Travel + Leisure, 23 Jan. 2023
• But when the rainstorm flooded his $20 tent, his phone stopped working.
  — Mary Beth Sheridan, Washington Post, 13 May 2023
• The new turf at Soldier Field held up well after the wild rainstorm two weeks ago during the opener against the 49ers.
  — Brad Biggs, Chicago Tribune, 26 Sep. 2022
• The day ended as a rainstorm rolled in from the west, pelting us with heavy drops on the drive south into Loreto.
  — Michael Van Runkle, Robb Report, 15 Nov. 2023
• The pattern over the next week does not appear to be one to produce major rainstorms.
  — Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 6 Nov. 2023
• The opener was played on the road in a driving rainstorm by starters who hadn’t taken the field in a preseason game.
  — David Moore, Dallas News, 18 Sep. 2023
• The conditions were brutal as the game was played in a driving rainstorm and 28-mph wind gusts.
  — Martin Frank, USA TODAY, 4 Oct. 2022
• Because people were unprepared for the rainstorm, some tourists were trapped in the city.
  — Larissa Gao, NBC News, 8 Sep. 2023
• The show was originally planned for the roof, but an incoming rainstorm led to a change of plans.
  — Jennifer Sawhney, Journal Sentinel, 7 July 2022
• The problem is three separate rainstorms will limit the amount of time to enjoy this taste of spring.
  — Jason Samenow, Washington Post, 4 Mar. 2024
• The rats, who had drowned in a rainstorm, lay in artful counterpoint, as though posing for a still-life.
  — Morgan Meis, The New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2023
• The race was delayed more than 1½ hours after a quick but substantial rainstorm moved through the area around 2:30 p.m.
  — Tony Garcia, USA TODAY, 8 Aug. 2022
• The city placed bright green stickers on six tents Wednesday during a rainstorm.
  — Theresa Clift, Sacramento Bee, 9 Feb. 2024
• Their mission went askew from the start, when their transport airplane touched down amid a rainstorm on the melting glacier.
  — Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 27 Oct. 2022
• Bruni explained that chunks of the mountain break off from the cliffs during heavy rainstorms or when mountain goats clamber up the slopes.
  — Elaine Sciolino, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Dec. 2023
• Make Corbin’s recipe to warm up the next time a rainstorm blows through Southern California.
  — Danielle Dorsey, Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2024
• And in fact, one recent study finds that the frequency of heavy rainstorms in the Middle West has increased more than 50 percent in the last decade.
  — IEEE Spectrum, 8 Mar. 2023
• They get stuck in a rainstorm, and by the time Rosaline makes it to the party, Romeo has already gone off to woo his new love from beneath a balcony.
  — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 14 Oct. 2022
• Getting caught in a rainstorm in the middle of your walk isn't exactly ideal.
  — Good Housekeeping, 17 Aug. 2022
• Another rainstorm looms by Sunday A cold front passed the area today.
  — Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 13 Dec. 2023
• An analysis of the images shows more than 60% of the water held in the lake drained out after the extreme rainstorm triggered a glacial lake outburst.
  — Reuters, CNN, 9 Oct. 2023
• The round Sunday was played in fierce winds after a driving rainstorm flooded the course Saturday night.
  — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 17 Dec. 2023
• Two days later, the band was back on the road, driving through North Carolina with a rainstorm hammering down.
  — Palak Jayswal, The Salt Lake Tribune, 21 Aug. 2022
• Apps like RainAware can forecast the likelihood and strength of a rainstorm within a three-hour period.
  — Julie Jag, The Salt Lake Tribune, 2 July 2022
• However, your hunch that the stains washed down with water during a rainstorm seems valid, given what the picture shows.
  — Jeanne Huber, Washington Post, 17 Nov. 2023

Last Updated: 3 May 2024