pouring rain

noun

: rain falling in large drops and with a lot of force
standing in the pouring rain

Examples of pouring rain in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web They were met by Australia’s Governor-General Sam Mostyn, Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese — and pouring rain! Rachel Burchfield, People.com, 18 Oct. 2024 Van Noten show, one that Russo remembers fondly both for the painstaking work poured into envisioning and bringing to life a Moroccan tent camp and for the disruption caused by pouring rain that flooded the venue, scuppering plans to show at the foot of the Eiffel Tower in Paris on July 4. Martino Carrera, WWD, 18 Sep. 2024 In the pouring rain, hidden under a large tree branch was a mound of dirt. Tracy Smith, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2024 LeBron James who tipped off the Olympic Games as the U.S.’ flag-bearer, leading America through the pouring rain on the Seine river, registered 14 points and nine assists. Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 10 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for pouring rain 

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“Pouring rain.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pouring%20rain. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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