inundate

Example Sentences

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News and social media feeds inundate us with dramatic scenes of immigration policing.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2025

It also said emergency services were on standby at Greatford, near Stamford, to monitor the West Glen River, which it said threatened to inundate 49 properties in the area.

From BBC • Jan. 7, 2025

Runner-Up: I also let Instagram totally inundate me with border collie videos.

From Slate • Dec. 28, 2024

Another 18 rivers were experiencing moderate flooding, which can inundate some structures and may lead to evacuations.

From New York Times • May 5, 2024

The only place they did not inundate was the patch of hard earth where the hurdles were and where he now sat with Sandy and Nan.

From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes