Sentence examples for downpour soaked from inspiring English sources

LOS ANGELES — A steady, seven-day downpour soaked Southern California, sparked fears of mudslides and, to the great alarm of the locals, intruded on the sanctity of the Los Angeles Lakers.

A huge downpour soaked the circuit, causing the race to be suspended for over an hour.

Conditions were slower in the second session than the first, after a torrential downpour soaked the track in the break.

As a downpour soaked the Emirates, Arsenal almost made the breakthrough after 68 minutes when Andrey Arshavin found Robin van Persie in the area but Reina stuck out a leg to make a vital save.

The afternoon tee times were pushed back after a downpour soaked Valhalla with an inch of rain in less than an hour and workers scrambled to clear the course of casual water.

But then the rain had other plans and became a full on downpour, soaking them head to toe.

As it happened last year when a series of downpours soaked Lollapalooza to the bones, the 2012 edition is sure to be at least partially defined by the incredibly oppressive heat.

The start of Game 3 had been delayed by 91 minutes because of the downpour that soaked Citizens Bank Park throughout the afternoon and into the evening.

Assisi offered its special beauty, plus a rainbow during the opening ceremony, followed by a downpour that soaked many participants, and bright sunshine for the closing day.

From the best shawarma I have ever eaten, and the amazing sweet treat of kenafeh, to a sudden downpour that soaked downtown, to beautiful embroidery shops and silver smiths, I eagerly await a return visit.

So do the torrential downpours that soak and chill him.