drench
Example Sentences
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Showers that don’t drench you or flood the bathroom.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 15, 2026
Moderate to major coastal flooding could drench roads and waterfront property from Delaware to Cape Cod.
From Barron's • Feb. 22, 2026
Heavy rain is set to drench much of the UK over the next few days with the possibility for flooding and travel delays in the hardest-hit locations.
From BBC • Sep. 17, 2025
State officials say this tunnel would let the state capture more water when the state is hit by “atmospheric rivers” — large storms that can drench the state for weeks during the rainy season.
From Seattle Times • May 16, 2024
It falls upon us in a single massive deluge that only lasts for a couple of seconds, but it’s enough to drench us, to soak the ground, and to wound the fire.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
Vocabulary lists containing drench
"All Summer in a Day" by Ray Bradbury
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Raining Cats and Dogs
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