drench
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Moderate to heavy rains will continue to drench parts of the country throughout the weekend, officials say.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
Showers that don’t drench you or flood the bathroom.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 15, 2026
Moderate to major coastal flooding could drench roads and waterfront property from Delaware to Cape Cod.
From Barron's ● Feb. 22, 2026
More than a foot of rain could drench the North Bay by the end of the week, where a flood watch remains in effect through at least Friday.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 20, 2024
We climbed out to do cannonballs and watermelons off the side, making big geyserlike splashes intended to drench as many people sitting poolside as possible.
From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls
The alternative, Red Ambience, drenches the car in a fathomless shade of garnet metallic.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 2, 2026
Trains and flights have been cancelled in Japan as one of the strongest typhoons to hit the country in decades drenches cities in its path.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2024
Sunlight drenches one of the organization’s water trucks.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 7, 2024
Birria bathes the meat in broth, tortas ahogadas dips or drenches the sandwich, and carne en su jugo, as the name implies, serves meat in its own juices.
From Salon ● Feb. 23, 2023
Somewhere a dam has cracked open and a flood of cold sweat spills, drenches your body.
From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini
Shirtless and drenched in sweat on his treadmill, Lula runs.
From Barron's ● Aug. 2, 2026
The landscape is drenched in civil rights history.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
Soft pieces of bread are drenched in a buttery mixture of Dijon mustard, brown sugar and Worcestershire before being baked into a golden, shareable centerpiece.
From Salon ● Jun. 22, 2026
The crew, drenched and pale with seasickness, voted one by one to abort the mission.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
The forest was drenched in jeweled hues: the cerulean waters of Peace, the gilded light of Pleasure, the emerald luster of Progress, the crimson blaze of Pain.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
As other parts of the UK prepared for the fourth heatwave of the summer, the Commonwealth Games athletics competition was given a drenching in Glasgow.
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
Then came drenching storms, followed by the maddening doldrums.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 20, 2026
Flooding struck the popular holiday island of Ibiza on Saturday for the second time in two weeks as the storm moved east and north into the Mediterranean after drenching southeastern Spain.
From Barron's ● Oct. 12, 2025
"We lived through hell," says 29-year-old Mervin Yamarte as he steps into his mother's home, wiping away the tears and sweat drenching his face.
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2025
A wave came in, drenching the baby turtles as they swarmed up to meet it.
From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook
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