rains

Example Sentences

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That’s also due to freezes and heavy rains in Florida and Mexico, where an estimated 70 percent or more of fresh tomatoes consumed in the United States come from, the New York Times reported.

From Salon • May 27, 2026

El Nino, which occurs around every two to seven years, shifts normal weather patterns on land, bringing drought to some places and heavy rains elsewhere.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

In Kansas, unceasing rains turned the earth to a “gelatinous goop.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

"When it rains, there can be tens of thousands of E.coli units per 100ml," Karen Shackleton from the Ilkley Clean River Group tells me.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

Now he begged the rains to start, so he could have something to drink.

From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat