rainy day

noun

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

Examples of rainy day in a Sentence

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Rehearsing for a Revolution On this cool rainy day in early April, the reenactment rehearsal has drawn a surprisingly large crowd. Melanie Stetson Freeman, Christian Science Monitor, 17 Apr. 2025 By Gabrielle Porcaro Comments New Yorkers are no strangers to rainy days. Gabrielle Porcaro, Travel + Leisure, 9 Apr. 2025 Your dog probably doesn’t like getting wet and cold on rainy days, but a dog raincoat can help keep them dry and warm during those rainy day walks. Bestreviews, The Mercury News, 21 Mar. 2025 Putin’s bluff is being called as Putin is quickly running out of cash, with the value of Russia’s sovereign wealth fund and rainy day reserves having fallen by 50% over the last two years. Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and Steven Tian, TIME, 26 Feb. 2025 Scout for slugs in the early morning, at dusk, and on rainy days. Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 25 Feb. 2025 Excluding savings in capital projects and for borrowing, UConn expects to close this fiscal year with about $94 million in the rainy day fund for Storrs and the satellite campuses and $71 million for the health center. Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 26 Mar. 2025 The Blueprint has so far been funded by taking money from existing revenue and by diverting money from the state’s rainy day fund, leaving us with less money to meet other obligations. Colin Pascal, Baltimore Sun, 23 Mar. 2025 Even on past rainy days, locals say, the skies seem to part for the parade itself, and resume after the festivities. Jake Goodrick, Sacramento Bee, 28 Feb. 2025

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 24 Apr. 2025.

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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