drown

Example Sentences

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Nevertheless: “Once more you drown one of your own in the inky depths of democracy,” Cumming intones after Funches poignantly exits.

From Salon

An autopsy conducted on James' body found evidence "consistent with drowning" but also detected injuries corresponding to dingo bites.

From Barron's

“My sister. Her name was Skye. She drowned when I was only two. She was eleven. We were at Loch Ness when it happened, on holiday. You know, of Loch Ness monster fame?”

From Literature

“This case is drowning in professional fees,” Dale said in court.

From The Wall Street Journal

A Canadian backpacker, who was found dead on an Australian beach and surrounded by a pack of dingoes earlier this week, likely died of drowning, an autopsy has found.

From BBC