Sentence examples for slight rain from inspiring English sources

'slight rain' is correct and can be used in written English
You can use it to describe a light rain, such as a few small showers, that is falling. For example, "The forecast was for slight rain this afternoon, but it hasn't started yet."

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He scooted himself to the middle of the bench, his bleeding hand wrapped in the scarf, his jacket buttoned up against the slight rain that was beginning to fall, and there he sat, waiting for his wife.

By Mark Strand The New Yorker, October 14 , 1967P. 62 It is dark, a slight rain dampens the streets View Article By Jelani Cobb By David Remnick By Jia Tolentino By Naomi Fry.

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They're capable of flying in slight rain and wind, which is perfect for Florida.

As a slight rain started to fall, each woman opened a wide umbrella, a rainbow of polka dots popping up amid the ocean of green.

The highest precipitation occurs in the months of July and August followed by dry spell which is broken by slight rain showers from January to March.

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This is only partly because of the behavior of the soil; due to the high clay content, the fields become literally 'unsteppable' with the slightest rain and become sticky enough that you are stomping around with 10 pounds of mud in each foot by the time you commence work.

Under these clouds, tens of thousands of refugee families have had to set up shelter in flimsy tents on agricultural land that turns muddy with the slightest rain.

A slight misty rain invoked visions of Blade Runner as the neon signs glittered in the distance.

Without wishing in the slightest to rain on Valley Parade, that figure of £7,500 is intriguing.

Slight chance of rain.

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