drenching

Example Sentences

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Drenching a pedestrian by zooming through a puddle near a pavement is not only terrible manners, it is also potentially a criminal offence.

From BBC • Jan. 5, 2024

Storms: Drenching rains are expected to pummel California on Wednesday, and then again over the weekend.

From New York Times • Jan. 4, 2023

Drenching rain caused flooding and triggered multiple mud and debris slides in Northern California.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 18, 2021

“The whole thing happens outside anyway. What else you got? Drenching rain? We’re going to use that.”

From Seattle Times • Apr. 8, 2021

Drenching with water is one of the readiest means of checking too much heating, but acts only temporarily.

From Peat and its Uses as Fertilizer and Fuel by Johnson, Samuel W. (Samuel William)