rainy day

noun

: a period of want or need
saving for a rainy day
rainy-day adjective

Examples of rainy day in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Precipitation totals on rainy days were light, with the highest on record at only one-tenth of an inch. Karl Schneider, The Indianapolis Star, 21 May 2024 At the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth’s 2024 commencement on May 16, one of the ceremony’s speakers, Robert Hale Jr., brightened up the rainy day with a special surprise for the crop of 1,200 graduates. Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 18 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for rainy day 

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Word History

First Known Use

circa 1580, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of rainy day was circa 1580

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“Rainy day.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rainy%20day. Accessed 28 May. 2024.

Kids Definition

rainy day

noun
: a period of need or want
set a little money aside for a rainy day
rainy-day adjective

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