inundate

Example Sentences

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Mr Weston said "prolonged wet weather meant further rain had nowhere to go other than to inundate our ageing and fragile sewer network".

From BBC • Jul. 15, 2025

Runner-Up: I also let Instagram totally inundate me with border collie videos.

From Slate • Dec. 28, 2024

Cities around the world face supercharged rainstorms that turn streets into rivers, flood subway systems and inundate residential neighborhoods, often with deadly consequences.

From New York Times • Apr. 4, 2024

All have undertaken layoffs that eviscerated their “trust and safety” teams, allowing untrustworthy and dangerous content to inundate their users.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 14, 2024

It took about twenty minutes for the spindrift to inundate my bivvy sack—a thin nylon envelope shaped exactly like a Baggies sandwich bag, only bigger—to the level of the breathing slit.

From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer