drowning

Example Sentences

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Distressing images thunder into her head uninvited, whirling around and around until she feels like she is drowning in them.

From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026

“I think you will either be on the crest of the wave or drowning on AI,” he said.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 27, 2026

The numbing lidocaine was injected first and sprayed down my windpipe, making me feel as if I were drowning.

From Slate • Apr. 18, 2026

The novel hinges on the presumed drowning of John Harmon, the mutual friend of its title.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

I thought of my mother, drowning in all that gold.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff