flooding

Example Sentences

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Tourists from around the world are now flooding back, boosting the coffers of the basilica, which relies on the takings as well as private donations.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

It boosts temperatures and precipitation and causes flooding and droughts in much of the world.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026

“Not only heat, but other compounding threats such as extreme wind and flooding and wildfires.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

The U.K.’s industrial production fell by a third, and a recession that had begun in 1943 was prolonged, then extended again when spring brought flooding.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

I hear a click and swing the door open, daylight flooding the back of the truck.

From "The Sky at Our Feet" by Nadia Hashimi