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Example sentences for: shower

How can you use “shower” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

It's putting one over the plate that, when you clobber it, erupts in a shower of confetti that coalesces into a single scarlet flamingo that flies over to the box seats and bites George Steinbrenner on the ass.
From "A Shower of Gold," circa 1963:
Also, I wondered, when having a wedding shower, if it's appropriate to invite people who are out of state and obviously aren't going to come to a shower.
As for the shower invitations to out-of-state friends, Prudie agrees with you that such invitations are really invoices.
Does a bridesmaid have to give the future bride a gift for every shower given?