downpour

But sometimes, those dark skies and unyielding downpour are a metaphor.

From Salon ● Jun. 28, 2026

But French fans, despite their tricolore turnouts up and down the East Coast, became even grumpier during their win over Iraq after enduring a lengthy delay and biblical downpour.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026

As a downpour hammered the tarped field early Tuesday evening, it was unclear when exactly the Dodgers would be playing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 2026

Each time a downpour begins, Scott strips down to the waist, grabs a large glass jug, and runs out to one of three drainpipes to collect enough water to last the week.

From Slate ● Mar. 30, 2026

As soon as he turned down Burman Street, Bryson could hear their feet quicken, hear the footfalls on the pavement speed up like rain going from drizzle to downpour.

From "Look Both Ways" by Jason Reynolds

On social media there are reports of downpours affecting parts of the city, however it is difficult to verify if lightning has been occurring close to the football ground itself.

From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026

New technology is set to bolster a city that suffered catastrophic flooding during Hurricane Harvey—and faces downpours this summer as it hosts World Cup games.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 24, 2026

The sun was shining in Philadelphia hours before kick-off but, after the referee blew for half-time, then came the heavy downpours and threats of thunder and lightning.

From BBC ● Jun. 23, 2026

Stephane Baron, from Charente-Maritime, western France, is bracing for disastrous harvests, due to downpours in February and successive heatwaves in May and June.

From Barron's ● Jun. 23, 2026

For the rest of the month, the rains came, heavy, angry downpours called vaguadas that soaked into the ground, turning our yard into a slippery, muddy swamp.

From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago