Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of raindrop
At that point, the game seemed destined to end without a score as the weather devolved into wind and some raindrops here and there.
—
Braidon Nourse, Denver Post, 29 Mar. 2025
Droplets bouncing off surfaces are an everyday phenomenon, like raindrops bouncing off lotus leaves or water drops sizzling in a hot pan, levitating and sliding around—aka the Leidenfrost effect.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 3 Mar. 2025
So far, Bergvall and Gray have walked between the raindrops.
—Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, The Athletic, 23 Jan. 2025
The raindrops were like the kisses of a thousand women on the lips of her father.
—Sheila Heti, The New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for raindrop
Braidon Nourse, Denver Post, 29 Mar. 2025
Droplets bouncing off surfaces are an everyday phenomenon, like raindrops bouncing off lotus leaves or water drops sizzling in a hot pan, levitating and sliding around—aka the Leidenfrost effect.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 3 Mar. 2025
So far, Bergvall and Gray have walked between the raindrops.
—Sebastian Stafford-Bloor, The Athletic, 23 Jan. 2025
The raindrops were like the kisses of a thousand women on the lips of her father.
—Sheila Heti, The New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for raindrop
Recent Examples of Synonyms for raindrop
Noun
-
About an hour later, 69-year-old Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost emerged on the central balcony of the basilica in Vatican City as the new leader of the world’s largest Christian denomination — wearing the white papal cassock for the first time and choking back tears.—
Mariel Padilla,
Them.,
8 May 2025
-
Later in the season, Jaz also faces a health scare as she’s brought to tears while dealing with pain in her leg.—
Vanessa Etienne,
People.com,
8 May 2025
Noun
-
There’s something about the night sounds and waking up to dewdrops on the grass that really just scratches a primal itch.—
Olivia Young,
Travel + Leisure,
17 Apr. 2025
-
At that time Litoff was a dewdrop and in the caucus race, while Wei was a duck and dewdrop.—
Elizabeth Marie Himchak,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Mar. 2025
Noun
-
This globular substance, shaped like a teardrop and unassuming in size, has been used by artists for millennia.—
Erik Zou,
JSTOR Daily,
25 Apr. 2025
-
In comparison to Bean's teardrop lineup, the 1,400-lb (635-kg) Bean Pod trades in the fiberglass shell for an aluminum body with overhanging rain gutters delivering leakproof performance.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
21 Apr. 2025
Noun
-
Chen says clinical trials that evaluate droplets from many different patients will also be necessary to ensure the tests work with samples that have varying pH levels, white blood cell counts and fructose concentrations.—
Joanna Thompson,
Scientific American,
14 May 2025
-
If someone infected with pertussis coughs or sneezes, tiny droplets are released that contain the bacteria.—
Katia Hetter,
CNN Money,
1 May 2025
Cite this Entry
“Raindrop.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/raindrop. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share