How to Use rainmaker in a Sentence

rainmaker

noun
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  • The storm is forecast to be a big rainmaker for the islands.
    — Leigh Morgan, al, 10 Aug. 2021
  • Fred will be a rainmaker more than anything for the Gulf Coast and well inland.
    — Leigh Morgan, al, 15 Aug. 2021
  • Emhoff was the convener, the rainmaker, the organized one, the one who saw the future.
    — Washington Post, 28 Oct. 2020
  • The cold mass of air left behind by the rainmaker from earlier this week isn’t done with the Bay Area just yet.
    — Gerry Díaz, San Francisco Chronicle, 21 Jan. 2023
  • James and Keating aren’t aiming for a rainmaker, just to break even.
    — Matt Wake | [email protected], al, 16 Sep. 2022
  • Sally brought a fairly strong storm surge and was a huge rainmaker.
    — Mark Schleifstein, NOLA.com, 19 Sep. 2020
  • This will be a rainmaker for Northern New England, although the mountains could see some snow at the onset and on the back side of the storm.
    — Dave Epstein, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Jan. 2023
  • Entering Game 1, the two biggest rainmakers in the series were Tkachuk and Eichel.
    — Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com, 3 June 2023
  • Fifty years ago a rainmaker named Hatfield returned to San Diego.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Jan. 2022
  • The wave is likely to be a rainmaker over the Lesser Antilles, but not much else is predicted.
    — Joe Mario Pedersen, orlandosentinel.com, 30 June 2021
  • The news of his hiring added $400 million to the company’s market cap, as investors bet that the one-time biotech rainmaker could come through once more.
    — Damian Garde, STAT, 10 Apr. 2018
  • Additionally, the rainmaker is still a flood threat, the NHC said.
    — Joe Mario Pedersen, orlandosentinel.com, 18 Aug. 2021
  • The main rainmaker will have drifted well to our north, but pop-up showers and storms will still be quite possible in the afternoon and evening.
    — David Streit, Washington Post, 22 June 2023
  • It is expected to be a rainmaker more than anything else.
    — Leigh Morgan, al, 17 Sep. 2019
  • Moreover, since the rainmakers pocket the largest cut of the fee, their subordinates have less incentive to do a fine job.
    — The Economist, 6 Feb. 2020
  • This storm could be a big rainmaker from Washington to Boston.
    — Jason Samenow, Washington Post, 9 May 2017
  • Pence has already proved to be one of the most effective rainmakers since taking office.
    — Vaughn Hillyard, NBC News, 3 Mar. 2018
  • Tropical Storm Otis has since formed to its south and is expected to be a heavy rainmaker for parts of Mexico’s west coast.
    — Matthew Cappucci, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2023
  • In the minds of many Californians, El Niño has long loomed as a rainmaker of epic proportions.
    — Hayley Smith, Los Angeles Times, 18 Dec. 2023
  • Eta has been a big rainmaker more than anything, and more rain is expected for Florida this week.
    — Leigh Morgan, al, 9 Nov. 2020
  • Johnson, not known as a party rainmaker, has large financial shoes to fill.
    — Annie Karni, New York Times, 12 Nov. 2023
  • But what the Ducks head coach probably needs is a rainmaker/visionary play caller who will help push him out of his comfort zone some.
    — oregonlive, 29 Dec. 2019
  • The old model was only sustainable with a rainmaker like Ms. Bolton.
    — New York Times, 23 Mar. 2022
  • Gamma is expected to be more of a rainmaker than anything.
    — Leigh Morgan, al, 3 Oct. 2020
  • This work has made him, some say, a singular force, a rainmaker without peer on the Harvard faculty.
    — Rebecca Ostriker, BostonGlobe.com, 26 Dec. 2021
  • The United States has a booming commercial space industry, and SpaceX, the rainmaker of the industry, has its own plans to build a giant rocket and fly tourists around the moon.
    — CNN, 13 June 2019
  • Barry has been a rainmaker above all else and continues to be as of Sunday afternoon.
    — Leigh Morgan, al.com, 14 July 2019
  • This storm will be a prolific rainmaker, with the entire East Coast from Florida to Maine likely to see anywhere from 1 to 3 inches of rain.
    — Kathryn Prociv, NBC News, 15 Dec. 2023
  • After Gohlke wriggled away for an off-balance rainmaker, Kentucky’s coach, John Calipari, threw up his arms in exasperation.
    — Billy Witz, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2024
  • The rainmaker As a percentage of the school’s budgets, the amount of money California’s public universities get from the state for operating costs has plummeted over the years, forcing schools to turn to private donors for help.
    — Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 May 2024

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