drench

Example Sentences

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One hundred areas of the UK face flooding as heavy downpours drench parts of the country, while the Met Office has issued yellow rain warnings for some areas.

From BBC

John Masters hadn’t bothered to put on a coat and he was getting drenched.

From Literature

Once, in his dreams, he relived the earthquake and woke up trembling, his hospital gown drenched with sweat.

From Literature

Five more inches drenched the town that night.

From Literature

“Carmen,” the release said, will be reborn “drenched in Spanish Gothic splendor.”

From Los Angeles Times