How to Use precipitation in a Sentence
precipitation
noun
- The weather forecast calls for some sort of frozen precipitation tomorrow—either snow or sleet.
- Minerals are separated from the seawater by precipitation.
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The precipitation cools the air, and the downdraft helps to create a line of gusty winds.
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USA TODAY,
1 Aug. 2023
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The dome would let light in but keep precipitation out.
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David Grossman,
Popular Mechanics,
30 Mar. 2018
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The light precipitation that falls along the edge of storms, for the most part, just won’t stick.
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Wes Junker and Jason Samenow,
Washington Post,
8 Mar. 2018
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All those clouds yielded quite a bit of precipitation, most of it in the form of rain.
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Dave Epstein,
BostonGlobe.com,
31 Jan. 2023
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Our region will be on the northern fringe of the clouds and precipitation from the system.
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Dave Epstein,
BostonGlobe.com,
10 Mar. 2023
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The city could get as much as a quarter inch of precipitation.
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oregonlive,
23 Mar. 2020
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Last year was the third driest on record in terms of precipitation.
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Adam Beam,
Star Tribune,
3 June 2021
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The precipitation will taper off in the evening and the sky should remain mostly cloudy.
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courant.com,
2 Apr. 2022
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In simple terms, hail is precipitation that falls in the form of ice.
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Jodi Torpey,
The Denver Post,
12 June 2019
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Spring is still cold with a fair amount of precipitation.
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Maya Kachroo-Levine,
Travel + Leisure,
16 Aug. 2021
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Rain will overspread the region overnight, but the precipitation will be on the light side.
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courant.com,
3 Dec. 2020
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Portland may see up to a half inch of precipitation before the day is done.
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oregonlive,
9 Dec. 2022
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Most of our precipitation comes in a handful of big storms.
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Michael Cabanatuan,
SFChronicle.com,
11 Feb. 2020
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The main forecast problem was whether more of the precipitation would fall as snow or as sleet.
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Washington Post,
18 Feb. 2021
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But at least one of the featured floats would have welcomed a bit of precipitation.
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Eder Campuzano,
OregonLive.com,
9 June 2018
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After a brief respite from the precipitation, showers and storms will return for the end of the week.
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Tom Steele,
Dallas News,
25 May 2021
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The rain has come and gone for the day, dropping about a quarter-inch of precipitation across the region on the whole.
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Greg Porter,
Washington Post,
3 Dec. 2022
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At the same time, the rainy season will shorten as less precipitation falls in the autumn and spring.
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Bettina Boxall,
latimes.com,
23 Apr. 2018
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The forecast calls for mixed precipitation and one to three inches of snow.
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Karen Farkas,
cleveland.com,
8 Jan. 2018
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Roads across the east metro are snow-covered as a light band of precipitation was moving through the area.
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Tim Harlow,
Star Tribune,
4 Feb. 2021
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Simply pull the cover away along with the frozen precipitation, shake it off and stick it in the trunk, and drive away.
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Drew Dorian,
Car and Driver,
30 Dec. 2022
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Just know that there will be precipitation of some kind.
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Scott Dance,
baltimoresun.com,
28 Aug. 2019
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Corn and soybean crops have taken a hit as a result of the record precipitation.
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Fox News,
1 Aug. 2019
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That bias comes from other parts of the state that have received less precipitation.
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oregonlive,
2 July 2020
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The precipitation could even start briefly as a wintry mix north and west of D.C.
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Washington Post,
17 Apr. 2022
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Lindquist said that decline could also be in part because of the drop in precipitation.
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Scott Dance,
baltimoresun.com,
21 May 2017
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The next day, churches held special services to give thanks for the months of precipitation.
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Douglas C. Towne,
The Arizona Republic,
18 Nov. 2022
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Expect a wide precipitation range from just a few tenths to upwards of a half inch or higher by evening.
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Matt Rogers,
Washington Post,
17 Aug. 2017
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