How to Use rain check in a Sentence

rain check

noun
  • The store offered rain checks when the sale items had all sold.
  • In some cases, taking a rain check on one aspect might be the choice that feels best for you.
    — Cindy Kuzma, SELF, 29 Aug. 2023
  • No cash payments will be accepted or walk-ups permitted, and no rain checks will be offered.
    — Jim Owczarski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 22 Apr. 2020
  • Postpone major purchases and take a rain check on social outings.
    — oregonlive, 6 Aug. 2020
  • As more buyers take a rain check, the housing market correction only gets more intense.
    — Lance Lambert, Fortune, 30 July 2022
  • In lieu of soul-shakes and bro-hugs, each draftee will receive a rain check from Goodell, to be redeemed in healthier times.
    — Scott Ostler, SFChronicle.com, 22 Apr. 2020
  • Take a rain check on amorous activities and avoid mix-ups and misunderstandings.
    — Tribune Content Agency, oregonlive, 7 Sep. 2020
  • For more information on the Yankees' rain check policy, click here.
    — CBS News, 23 May 2026
  • Take a rain check on social connections; the fun may fall flat due to incompatibility issues.
    — oregonlive, 5 June 2020
  • And fans who had tickets to Monday night’s game have little time to rearrange plans to use their rain checks to get to the front end of the day-night double header.
    — Tim Bannon, chicagotribune.com, 19 June 2018
  • With all that has happened in the crypto space over the last year, Wall Street would be excused for wanting to take a rain check on digital-assets.
    — Janet Babin, Bloomberg.com, 14 Feb. 2023
  • Due to limited availability, weekly store promotions and rain checks have been suspended.
    — Chris Sims, Indianapolis Star, 18 Mar. 2020
  • The glitchy first night — power problems, a producer explained to disappointed guests, sent home with a rain check — was corrected by the following evening.
    — Washington Post, 17 June 2021
  • Now, Seligman has returned to Austin to cash the rain check with a new comedy, which trades the claustrophobia of their debut for a much broader blast of chaos.
    — A.a. Dowd, Chron, 12 Mar. 2023
  • Theater employees met people in the parking lot and handed out rain check vouchers while the firefighters inspected the building, Hennessey said.
    — Molly Sullivan, sacbee, 21 Jan. 2018
  • This year’s telecast is — so far — set to make good on that rain check and actually broadcast from the arena in Brooklyn, though it’s believed that producers are still evaluating options about what kind of crowd the live event might play to.
    — Jem Aswad, Variety, 24 Aug. 2021

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