drench
Example Sentences
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"The rain drenched my children, and I have nowhere to go."
From Barron's
Then, a second winter of drenching storms triggered two more slides, including one that completely buried another section of California’s Highway 1 under 300,000 cubic yards of dirt, rock and debris.
From Los Angeles Times
But when he got back to the office, Moylan didn’t even bother taking off his drenched coat when he started typing the first draft of a memo.
The advisory came on the heels of a rare Jan. 1 rainstorm that drenched Southern California and rained on the Rose Parade for the first time since 2006.
From Los Angeles Times
A rare Jan. 1 rainstorm drenched Southern California on Thursday, triggering slides and major road closures across the Los Angeles area, as well as swift water rescues on San Diego roadways.
From Los Angeles Times
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