flooding

Example Sentences

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As Typhoon Jangmi advanced, its sprawling rainbands delivered intense rainfall across a broad area, prompting concerns about flooding in several locations.

From Science Daily • Jun. 3, 2026

Parsons was better known by his YouTube handle Kane Pixels when film executives started flooding his inbox about four years ago.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 31, 2026

He was told to go overboard but was then called back to help the wounded and secure the ship, which was flooding.

From BBC • May 29, 2026

A neighbourhood resident, 54-year-old traffic clerk Mihaela Blanaru, told AFP she heard a phone alert warning her about the danger, and then was surprised by the light flooding her bedroom and the noise.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

There will be flooding too, as the seas rise and surge onto the land.

From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman