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 Rachel does the same, and uses Google Docs and the Notes app on her phone to keep track of possible activities, camp sites, hikes, rainy day activities, and more. Outside Online, 27 Aug. 2024 The 10,000-foot indoor Rec Center, with mini-golf, a basketball court, and ping-pong tables, give frisky youngsters rainy day and evening options galore. Allison Tibaldi, USA TODAY, 13 Aug. 2024 The city last experienced a June with 18 rainy days in 2021, but the total rain that month added up to 2.25 inches. Maia Pandey, Journal Sentinel, 8 July 2024 However, his proposal and/or increasing rainy day reserves run afoul of groups that believe the state should be spending more on support for poor Californians rather than setting more money aside. Dan Walters, Orange County Register, 9 Aug. 2024 Connecticut recently achieved a record-setting $4.1 billion rainy day fund equal to 18% of the General Fund, the maximum allowed by law. Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 9 Aug. 2024 That suggests most of the cash was spent directly where it was needed most, rather than being saved for a rainy day. Felix Salmon, Axios, 26 July 2024 Summertime brings about a few different things: hot temperatures, rainy days, and creatures that can startle. Eric Guzmán, Detroit Free Press, 20 July 2024 The Pew Charitable Trusts estimate that if all revenue stopped, Arizona could run for 98 days on its total balances (its rainy day fund and its general fund’s 2023 ending balance). Scott Cohn, CNBC, 18 July 2024

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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 12 Sep. 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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