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Recent Examples of raindropWe'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
After 11 years of perseverance and determination, Rory McIlroy finally secured his elusive Grand Slam win, donning the iconic green jacket with tears of joy streaming down his face.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Apr. 2025
That’s when the Blazers went on a tear, winning 10 of 11 games.
At that time Litoff was a dewdrop and in the caucus race, while Wei was a duck and dewdrop.
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Elizabeth Marie Himchak,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Mar. 2025
By dewdrops flare beauty in the morning Until an army of squash bugs land
And eat, then drag their bellies
From the carnage—
Field mice chew their way
Into the house.
There might be something undeniably satisfying about working up a sweat, watching the droplets roll down your skin and leaving you with a red-faced glow.
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Julianna Bragg,
CNN Money,
27 Mar. 2025
Ensure that the water pours as a stream rather than breaking into droplets.
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