drenching

Example Sentences

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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

Amid one particularly drenching downpour, U.S. star Phil Mickelson spotted a reporter he knew walking the sidelines.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 22, 2025

It has already barrelled through the Caribbean, drenching Puerto Rico.

From BBC • Aug. 20, 2025

Sea spray splashed over the deck, drenching her left side.

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee