drowned

Example Sentences

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The U.S. blockade of the strait drowned out any negative market impact from the move.

From Barron's • May 4, 2026

As Southern California embraces the swell of another packed spring season of festivals and outdoor concerts, BeachLife Festival has found a way to avoid being drowned out — by choosing to ride its own wave.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

The cushion was originally bought by the friend of London tea importer Richard William Smith, who drowned on the ship when it hit an iceberg in the North Atlantic in 1912.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

A man has been charged over the deaths of two men and two women who drowned trying to cross the Channel on Thursday.

From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026

“You must go to El Sacrificio and take the drowned man back to his family.”

From "Summer of the Mariposas" by Guadalupe García McCall