drench
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Forecasters warned that heavy rain was about to drench the event's closing ceremony -- only to realise the radar had picked up a cloud of Bogongs.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
Showers that don’t drench you or flood the bathroom.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 15, 2026
Ragasa is not expected to hit Taiwan directly but is set to drench the island's east coast with heavy rains.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2025
A storm is first expected to drench San Diego County on Monday night before an atmospheric river storm soaks the L.A. region midweek, posing a threat to burn scar areas.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 10, 2025
The drench seemed to come off the sea floor itself, where blind white fish ferried themselves by their own light through the great polar cold.
From "The Bell Jar" by Sylvia Plath
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
Rain drenches us as we work our bodies and then slog around the running course.
From "Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins
Now, “Luna” is tender and otherworldly, drenched in the high drama and glamour that San Cha so loves.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026
Wet weather has drenched the Games since Sunday, another headache for organisers wrestling with complaints from teams about accommodation and transport.
From Barron's ● Sep. 29, 2026
Within 10 minutes, he was drenched with sweat and out of breath.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
Rowsell even has a mid-set costume change, going from pristine white hotpants to an all-black outfit, drenched in cold water to battle the searing summer heat.
From BBC ● Jul. 6, 2026
Arching its back, it seemed to hover in the air before disappearing in a shimmering splash that drenched Jackson and Uncle Solly.
From "I Survived the Great Alaska Earthquake, 1964" by Lauren Tarshis
As a housemate, he was catastrophic—overturning wastebaskets, ransacking drawers and drenching manuscripts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 23, 2026
The most powerful Christmas storm in years slammed into Southern California on Wednesday, closing roads, flooding streets and drenching last-minute holiday shoppers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 24, 2025
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
This trigger, he said, was pulled with force, drenching several northern states.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2025
Ella looked up at her mama, the moonlight drenching her brown skin.
From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton
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