downpour

Example Sentences

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One hundred areas of the UK face flooding as heavy downpours drench parts of the country, while the Met Office has issued yellow rain warnings for some areas.

From BBC

Amid a torrential downpour, Jack Dempsey powered through from close range to reduce the deficit.

From BBC

Persistent downpours have left the ground saturated in many areas and rivers bursting their banks.

From BBC

As soon as the sun was due to rise, the downpour stopped.

From Literature

The downpours came after a storm killed five people, injured hundreds and left tens of thousands without power in neighbouring Portugal last week.

From Barron's