Showery is an English word with synonyms like rainy or wet. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Showery in a sentence
Showery meaning
- Given to showers; having frequent rainfall.
- Of or relating to a shower or showers.
Using Showery
- The main meaning on this page is: Given to showers; having frequent rainfall. | Of or relating to a shower or showers.
- Useful related words include: rainy, wet.
- In the example corpus, showery often appears in combinations such as: more showery, showery rain, showery condition.
Context around Showery
- Average sentence length in these examples: 21.6 words
- Position in the sentence: 7 start, 8 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Showery
- In this selection, "showery" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, scotland, see, outside, rain, outbreaks and conditions stand out and add context to how "showery" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include across scotland showery outbreaks of and and some showery rain. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "showery" sits close to words such as abaribe, abbasids and abstentions, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with showery
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Outbreaks of showery rain sinking southwards on Friday. (8 words)
Across Scotland, showery outbreaks of rain will move east. (9 words)
Showery rain in Devon and Cornwall, possibly heavy at times. (10 words)
Forecasters expected showery conditions Tuesday for L.A. County with the potential for an additional inch to inch and a half in eastern portions of the county, and upwards of three-quarters of an inch in others. (37 words)
Looking ahead from Saturday 12 August to Monday 21 August, forecasters said: "The first few days of this period are likely to see showery conditions, possibly merging into longer spells of rain for some. (34 words)
The start of this period is likely to be unsettled and showery, especially in the south where a spell of persistent rain and strong winds is possible, though temperatures should return to near-average. (34 words)
Example sentences (20)
Across Scotland, showery outbreaks of rain will move east.
Looking ahead from Saturday 12 August to Monday 21 August, forecasters said: "The first few days of this period are likely to see showery conditions, possibly merging into longer spells of rain for some.
More showery by the afternoon with slow-moving and heavy any thundery downpours possible.
Overnight, further bands of rain will move east, some heavy, mainly in the west, and turning more showery later, with a few clear spells.
Satellite loop shows scattered low clouds to clear skies almost everywhere outside showery areas.
Showery outbreaks of rain or sleet will continue for a time, most frequent in northern, western and southwestern counties, generally clearing later in the night.
Showery rain in Devon and Cornwall, possibly heavy at times.
Sunday is expected to be another showery day with some of the showers expected to be heavy once again with a chance of thunderstorms and surface water flooding.
The Met Office said: "Rather cloudy with outbreaks of rain, heavy at times, and some hill snow gradually spreading north and turning more showery.
Wet on Saturday morning with some heavy rain, more showery later.
While Showery was awaiting trial, local pro-abortion activists rallied outside the jail with signs supporting him and calling for his release.
As for the remaining weather details, an area of enhanced moisture will bring some showery weather to windward areas and send some of these showers into leeward locales through the morning hours today.
Forecasters expected showery conditions Tuesday for L.A. County with the potential for an additional inch to inch and a half in eastern portions of the county, and upwards of three-quarters of an inch in others.
Outbreaks of showery rain sinking southwards on Friday.
Rather cloudy during the evening with some showery bursts of rain, perhaps heavy.
The start of this period is likely to be unsettled and showery, especially in the south where a spell of persistent rain and strong winds is possible, though temperatures should return to near-average.
This Evening and Tonight: Cloudy this evening with showery rain, then a more persistent and heavier spell of rain arriving overnight.
Today's weather forecast according to the Met Office predicts it will be a largely cloudy day with rain at times, which will become more showery later in the day.
Tomorrow (Sunday), prepare for a cloudy day with spells of showery rain, likely heavy at times.
With Tuesday starting with overcast skies and a muggy feeling in the air, the experts say Scotland will see cloudier conditions and some showery rain.
Common combinations with showery
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: