drowning
Example Sentences
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Boat noise has been shown to affect whales in particular, stressing them out, disrupting their hunting and drowning out their ocean-spanning songs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 16, 2026
It’s during a monologue in the seventh episode that we learn what haunts Wyck most: the guilt of causing his childhood friend’s drowning, which has weighed on him ever since.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 11, 2026
And it is still, for me and for the strangers arriving on its shore, the difference between drowning and being born.
From Salon ● Aug. 5, 2026
“Without our journalists, our authors, our data, our brands and our professional expertise, users would be drowning in a slimy sea of AI slop,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 5, 2026
The noise got louder and louder, drowning out the honks and rattles echoing from busy Commercial Street.
From "I Survived the Great Molasses Flood, 1919" by Lauren Tarshis
