drowning

Example Sentences

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Still, Owens is currently drowning in an ocean of severe legal and professional crises.

From Salon • May 23, 2026

Two private entrepreneurs had hoped to save the whale, but German experts always warned that it was very weak and at risk of drowning.

From BBC • May 20, 2026

In the movie, Bargatze plays a dad drowning in parenting duties while his wife chases a business dream.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

I was genuinely grateful, and yet … it was like coming out of a lake after nearly drowning to be met with clapping that you are alive.

From Slate • May 6, 2026

As he listened to the music of Wolf’s song, more wolf voices joined it: weaving in and out, but never drowning that one clear, well-loved voice.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver