raindrops

Example Sentences

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This is when Saharan dust mixes with raindrops leaving behind a reddish-brown residue on surfaces.

From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026

Above the fracas of color float three white clouds, from which raindrops hang like strings of beads dressing up a doorway.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

These dusty specks condense from the hottest parts of the cloud, in a similar way to the raindrops that form inside clouds here on Earth.

From Space Scoop • Jul. 16, 2025

On a chilly Wednesday morning last month, Dillon Beach was virtually silent — save for the plop-plop of sandals worn by a lone wetsuit-clad surfer walking home, and the tinkling of raindrops on Maggi’s windows.

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2024

Heavy black clouds battled lightning in the churning sky and pelted us with leaden raindrops.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda