drench

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

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

Heavy rains are predicted to drench the region from Sunday to Tuesday as a pair of late-season, back-to-back atmospheric rivers arrive, according to the National Weather Service Seattle.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 2, 2024

“Jaxim saw you leaping through the fire just moments after the reagent spilled. The drench is quick, but not so quick as that.”

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss

The alternative, Red Ambience, drenches the car in a fathomless shade of garnet metallic.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 2, 2026

The key to killing a local colony of red imported fire ants is using a combination of chemical drenches and greasy bait, because the carnivorous ants love protein.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2024

Mudslides, flooding and strong winds are battering southern California as a second day of storms drenches one of the most populous parts of the US.

From BBC ● Feb. 5, 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

Mainly all over him as his friends and family drenched him as he made his way to the media centre after the match.

From BBC ● Jun. 29, 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

Rothko collectors tend to pay a premium for his canvases drenched in red—much like sports car enthusiasts—or in other cheery sunset hues.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 14, 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

Teenage boys have been drenching themselves and their surroundings in its scents for decades—and drawing complaints and choking coughs for just as long.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 22, 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

This trigger, he said, was pulled with force, drenching several northern states.

From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2025

“Tha’s better,” he said, shaking his head like a dog and drenching them all.

From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling