drenching

Example Sentences

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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

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

From BBC • Aug. 20, 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

Against such a background, the future of the salmon fisheries in New Brunswick may well depend on finding a substitute for drenching forests with DDT.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson