How to Use raincoat in a Sentence

raincoat

noun

• I grabbed my umbrella and raincoat before going out in the thunderstorm.
• Just pack a raincoat and have a plan for when the clouds roll in.
  — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 21 June 2022
• The man in black steps out of the car and opens his raincoat to reveal a priest’s collar.
  — Malcolm Forbes, Washington Post, 27 Jan. 2023
• The best cure for a gloomy day: a dog bedecked in their very own raincoat.
  — Lindsay Pevny, Popular Mechanics, 7 Nov. 2022
• Brandon, in a red raincoat, comes in and gives Sean a warm hug.
  — Matt Cabral, EW.com, 4 Nov. 2021
• Around the corner, a man pedaled his bike in shorts and a raincoat.
  — Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2019
• See her fumble through his raincoat and find a tube of lip gloss!
  — Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2022
• Cabrera called 911, grabbed a raincoat, boots and walked out to help her niece.
  — Laura Daniella Sepulveda, The Arizona Republic, 20 July 2022
• Packed in a hurry, the raincoat came in handy after all.
  — Sarah Matusek, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Aug. 2023
• Then Rudolf nodded, picked up his raincoat, and went to Hell.
  — Elif Batuman, The New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2022
• Easy to jab it once, twice, three times into a dark raincoat-clad back.
  — Andrew Liptak, The Verge, 8 Dec. 2018
• The boy in the yellow raincoat made for one of 9/11's most moving images.
  — USA Today, 25 Dec. 2021
• The only thing worse than a rainy day is a rainy day with a raincoat that soaks right through in seconds.
  — Samantha Matt, USA TODAY, 24 Aug. 2020
• Longjing is a sea of shrubs where tea ladies in pink raincoats, baskets lashed around their waists, dot the mountain.
  — Maggie Hiufu Wong, CNN, 5 Mar. 2023
• Hernández, on the sidelines in her raincoat, kept a lookout for him.
  — Kevin Sieff, Washington Post, 2 Oct. 2021
• The little girl persisted and promised to wear a raincoat over her Winnie the Pooh sweater.
  — Amber Hunt, The Enquirer, 12 June 2021
• Take a page out of Garner’s book by styling them with a sweater and jeans, or pull them on over a pair of leggings with a raincoat.
  — Jamie Allison Sanders, Peoplemag, 14 Nov. 2023
• Clothing layers are a must, along with a good raincoat.
  — Lori Swanson, Twin Cities, 10 Nov. 2019
• Across from me, my friend has her raincoat wrapped around her like a straitjacket.
  — Anchorage Daily News, 1 Oct. 2019
• In another, she's seen with a two-toned bowl cut with bangs and is clad in a bright yellow raincoat.
  — Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 9 May 2023
• This raincoat comes in classic fit as well as petite and tall, and is available from XXS—3X.
  — Nicola Fumo, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2021
• Boy Scouts were still cleaning the valley in the dark, their yellow raincoats fluttering in the wind.
  — Sarah Dadouch, Washington Post, 5 Oct. 2023
• Ducks’ coach Willie Taggart pointed out that his players wore raincoats in the win.
  — oregonlive, 27 Nov. 2019
• It can be worn over a sweater or long-sleeve shirt and underneath a fleece, raincoat, or down jacket.
  — Theresa Holland, Travel + Leisure, 27 Sep. 2023
• Holmes wore a striped black-and-white shirt, loose blue pants, a green raincoat, white sneakers, and auburn sunglasses.
  — Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 11 May 2022
• Like a raincoat for your luggage, this cover is easy to slip on and stays snug with a large Velcro strap at the bottom.
  — Joel Balsam, Travel + Leisure, 10 July 2023
• He was dressed in a light blue raincoat, khaki pants, black sneakers and a blue-green backpack, the office said.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 26 May 2022
• Then McGinley gave it a go, dressed in a bright yellow raincoat that was swiftly made much less cheery.
  — Deborah Martin, ExpressNews.com, 25 Feb. 2020
• In 2009 Mr Tanner’s dog Break became the first canine in the family to have his teeth brushed, and the first to acquire a raincoat and a bed.
  — The Economist, 22 June 2019
• Mather donned a yellow raincoat as a light drizzle briefly turned to rain.
  — Sig Christenson, ExpressNews.com, 24 June 2020

Last Updated: 28 May 2024