deluge
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
In this distinctly unpredictable time, Freyne’s film offers the simple comfort of a worry-free afterlife, one less thing to fret about among the deluge of global strife.
From Salon
Within hours, the Bom was flooded with a deluge of complaints.
From BBC
“The Making of Another Major Motion Picture Masterpiece,” the first novel by Tom Hanks, sags under a deluge of detail.
From New York Times
Hundreds of elementary school students and staff — many displaced after losing their homes in the deluge — crammed onto the middle school campus across town.
From Los Angeles Times
Heavy rains and consequent damage and casualties between March and May are commonplace in Rwanda, but the deluge on Tuesday night was unusually strong.
From BBC
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.