torrents
Example Sentences
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In the corridors, torrents of water poured from broken pipes.
From Barron's • Apr. 25, 2026
But on the Italians’ opening night, the torrents of rain short-circuited TV monitors and panelists struggled to give their presentations.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025
Low-lying parishes such as Clarendon and St Catherine are at risk of flash flooding not only from rainfall but also from torrents rushing down from the Blue Mountains.
From BBC • Oct. 28, 2025
On the one hand, this is a place that is known to be dangerous—part of Texas’ Flash Flood Alley, where big storms, dry ground, and hilly terrain routinely combine to turn riverbeds into deadly torrents.
From Slate • Jul. 8, 2025
It was still falling in torrents through the holes where the windows had been, the rest of it draining away through the floor.
From "Stormbreaker" by Anthony Horowitz
