drench

Example Sentences

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Moderate to major coastal flooding could drench roads and waterfront property from Delaware to Cape Cod.

From Barron's • Feb. 22, 2026

One hundred areas of the UK face flooding as heavy downpours drench parts of the country, while the Met Office has issued yellow rain warnings for some areas.

From BBC • Feb. 10, 2026

Some lights can drench a wall to illuminate several works at once; others can be set up to frame only a single painting, lending a glowing effect.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 17, 2025

An atmospheric river forming off the coast is on its way to drench the region beginning Sunday and into the early part of next week.

From Seattle Times • May 31, 2024

The twice-tough glass of the drench spiderwebbed into a thousand fractures, and I closed my eyes just as it burst.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss