drenching

Example Sentences

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Then came drenching storms, followed by the maddening doldrums.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 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

For the first time in months, widespread rainfall is drenching the Los Angeles area as a strong band of moisture from a dissipated tropical storm moves north.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 18, 2025

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

From BBC • Aug. 20, 2025

He stood there dumbly as she walked away from him, barefoot across the lawn, and he watched her darkened hair swing heavily across her shoulders, drenching her blouse.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan