rainwater

Example Sentences

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He avoids bottled water due to microplastics and has set up an elaborate system to catch rainwater from the house roof.

From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026

As of December, its dams were only around 30 percent full on average, and farmers have largely relied on rainwater for irrigation.

From Barron's • Feb. 13, 2026

These included data from Arctic ice-cores and rainwater samples collected around the world.

From Science Daily • Feb. 6, 2026

The tornado first damaged a home on Lee Street, damaging the roof and allowing rainwater to leak inside.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 27, 2025

The torrent overflowed the gutters, and a curtain of rainwater leaped off the roof.

From "Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution" by Ji-li Jiang