Examples of downpour in a Sentence
the downpour was so heavy that we were soaked by the time we got to the car
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It’s got pockets for everything—tech, snacks, toiletries—and the waterproof fabric means no panic if you get caught in a downpour or spill your coffee on it.
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Samantha Leal, Travel + Leisure, 10 July 2025
The risk, the National Weather Service said, is marginal, but the downpours may be torrential.
—Frank Witsil, Freep.com, 9 July 2025
If another downpour happens, flash flooding can begin rapidly just like Tuesday.
—Jessica Gorman, ABC News, 9 July 2025
The downpours caused rivers to surge with little advance notice.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 July 2025
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Samantha Leal, Travel + Leisure, 10 July 2025
The risk, the National Weather Service said, is marginal, but the downpours may be torrential.
—Frank Witsil, Freep.com, 9 July 2025
If another downpour happens, flash flooding can begin rapidly just like Tuesday.
—Jessica Gorman, ABC News, 9 July 2025
The downpours caused rivers to surge with little advance notice.
—Anna Skinner, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 July 2025
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“Downpour.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/downpour. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.
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downpour
noun
down·pour
-ˌpōr 
-ˌpȯr
: a heavy rain
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