drench

Example Sentences

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Before it goes into the oven, lightly pat the exterior with olive oil — not a drench, just a gloss — then finish it with a final snowfall of black pepper and a pinch of flaky salt.

From Salon

On many songs, including “American Girls” and “Taste Back,” Mr. Styles sings the first verse or two in a murmuring low register, his voice drenched in reverb.

From The Wall Street Journal

“You two must have gotten drenched! Jonah’s mom just pulled in!”

From Literature

She landed so close she drenched me with water but in her mad run she’d left the bank blind, wanting only to get in the water and away from the maddening flies.

From Literature

Professor Green and the mystery professor grimaced as my on-screen self was drenched.

From Literature