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
  • Use the raincoat to cover the handcuffs when you are perp-walked out of court.
    Morty Matz, New York Daily News, 21 July 2024
  • 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
  • Trick-or-treaters may want to a pack a raincoat before hitting the block tonight.
    Darla Guillen, Houston Chronicle, 31 Oct. 2017
  • 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
  • Morris, the Anglins, and West amassed at least fifty raincoats this way.
    Jacqueline Detwiler, Popular Mechanics, 18 Jan. 2018
  • 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
  • The range includes four T-shirt styles, a hooded raincoat, a pair of men’s swim shorts and a shopping bag.
    Wwd Staff, latimes.com, 11 May 2017
  • The staff don dashing floor-length raincoats and roll down the plastic covers on the buggies.
    Rachel Cusk, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Feb. 2017
  • 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
  • With spring’s wet weather ahead, now’s the ideal time to grab a raincoat to keep your dog dry throughout the season.
    Megan Schaltegger, Peoplemag, 6 Mar. 2024
  • The case fit 13 outfits, a raincoat, and a pair of shoes, while the backpack held a doll and a medium-sized stuffed animal.
    Jessica Booth, Parents, 15 June 2024
  • 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
  • Larger raindrops began thudding off my raincoat, tapping me on the shoulder.
    Hillary Richard, Vogue, 1 July 2024

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