drenching
Example Sentences
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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
As a housemate, he was catastrophic—overturning wastebaskets, ransacking drawers and drenching manuscripts.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 23, 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
All is forgiven and his father would gladly accept another drenching with a little warning this time.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2025
I always thought insanity would be a dark, bitter feeling, but it is drenching and delicious if you really roll around in it.
From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett
