It was one of those sudden rains which rapidly become a tempest.

Her only worry now is that a sudden, heavy rain will burst the grapes.

Even a sudden heavy rain, however, need not be unduly daunting.

When a sudden rain came, who would rush through the house, closing all the windows?

Back at the waterside there is a sudden rain of frogs.

A week later, a sudden rain flooded out the five surviving homes across the street.

I have come early on a Sunday morning - out from under a sudden, bone-chilling rain.

Often this means sudden rains whenever particularly noisy events are held in the areas near the mountain.

When the boys had been late coming home from the game, and given the sudden rain, she had become worried.

Unfamiliar words, and the sudden drumming of the afternoon rain, made understanding impossible.