flood

Example Sentences

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Eight lower level flood alerts have been issued for northern and western areas of Scotland.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

Even so, the flood of fake comments seemingly worked.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

Gov. Josh Green noted that the area was “still in this” on March 21, adding that there was a “statewide flood watch” through that weekend after urging residents in Waialua and Hale’iwa to flee.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 30, 2026

This could prompt a flood of litigation, it warned, causing the company to change how its products deliver information to avoid liability.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 2026

But at least his other horses were all safe; they’d been far from the North End when the flood happened.

From "I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919" by Lauren Tarshis