drench
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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
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
She felt as though she were a dark rain cloud about to drench the earth.
From "Ivy Aberdeen’s Letter to the World" by Ashley Herring Blake
The alternative, Red Ambience, drenches the car in a fathomless shade of garnet metallic.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 2, 2026
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
Around 25 million people in California are under a flood watch this weekend as the latest in a parade of deadly storms drenches the state.
From BBC ● Jan. 15, 2023
Outside, the sky is blue and bright sunshine drenches the parking lot, which is lined with tall, skinny palm trees.
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
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
By late morning, the fire was under control and the damage was limited to the roof, windows and the walls drenched with water.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026
On a Tokyo street corner, in the pouring rain, a swelling crowd gathered with drenched placards and sodden flags.
From BBC ● May 7, 2026
The band, and their fans, were drenched by heavy downpours throughout the open-air show.
From BBC ● Apr. 9, 2026
Sweat drenched my back, and my limbs trembled uncontrollably.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
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
The settlement was reached five years after 15,000 gallons of jet fuel from a Delta Air Lines plane were dumped onto Cudahy, drenching children playing at a school.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2025
It has already barrelled through the Caribbean, drenching Puerto Rico.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2025
Some days it’s angry, smashing itself against the cliffside below the fence so much that it rises high, drenching the path with water.
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
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