rainier; rainiest
: marked by, abounding with, or bringing rain
rainy weather
Examples of rainy in a Sentence
found that the stretch of cold, rainy weather made his joints swell and ache
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Inland flooding People in low-lying areas are familiar with how bad the streets get with Florida’s typical summer rainy season.
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Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 22 May 2025
Trump and Musk cuts kneecapped forecasters Southern California already faced massive wildfires in January — normally the rainy season.
—Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 21 May 2025
The current theater, built after the wooden structure burned in 1967 and renovated extensively in 1998 (including covering the partially open roof that too often became part of the show during New Mexico’s rainy season), seats about 2,100 with the sides of the house still open to the elements.
—David Belcher, New York Times, 20 May 2025
August is the rainy season, and the countryside was boggy.
—Nicolas Niarchos, New Yorker, 19 May 2025
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Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 22 May 2025
Trump and Musk cuts kneecapped forecasters Southern California already faced massive wildfires in January — normally the rainy season.
—Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 21 May 2025
The current theater, built after the wooden structure burned in 1967 and renovated extensively in 1998 (including covering the partially open roof that too often became part of the show during New Mexico’s rainy season), seats about 2,100 with the sides of the house still open to the elements.
—David Belcher, New York Times, 20 May 2025
August is the rainy season, and the countryside was boggy.
—Nicolas Niarchos, New Yorker, 19 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for rainy
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“Rainy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rainy. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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Rainy
geographical name
river 80 miles (129 kilometers) long on the Canada–U.S. boundary between Ontario and Minnesota flowing from Rainy Lake into Lake of the Woods
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