drown
Example Sentences
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“It feels like you’re in the ocean with your neck just above the water, and if you look away for one second, you might drown,” said Cabral.
In a nation of noisy confrontationalists—the skillful soft touch replaced by the swing of a folding chair—reason is routinely drowned out by the loudest voices in the room.
At least one person drowned in Redding on Sunday as heavy rainfall and flooding hit Northern California.
From Los Angeles Times
A fairground train carrying children made its way through the crowd, its Christmas soundtrack drowned out by the supportive honks of cars.
From Barron's
“If you must travel and encounter water on the roadway, turn around. Don’t drown.”
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
