rainfall
Example Sentences
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Apart from a moraine collapsing, an avalanche or an unusual amount of rainfall can destabilize a lake.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026
The category four system was forecast to bring "destructive wind gusts and heavy rainfall" to some coastal areas, the bureau said.
From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026
Disentangling how much of the drop in sewage spills was down to a reduction in rainfall is challenging, as it also depends on the number of spillages and how heavy the rain was.
From BBC • Mar. 26, 2026
Across Europe, forests gave way to tundra, and rainfall patterns in lower latitudes shifted southward.
From Science Daily • Mar. 20, 2026
Boa constrictors, Komodo dragons, crocodiles, piranhas, ostriches, wolves, lynx, wallabies, manatees, porcupines, orangutans, wild boar—that’s the sort of rainfall you could expect on your umbrella.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
