swallow up

Paco had been driving from Valencia to nearby Picassent when he was caught by surprise by the flash floods that swallowed up the roads.

Iran’s proxy militias already have swallowed up a host of countries in the region.

In subsequent years, his ambitions grew only bigger, as his group swallowed up major British industrial giants like the steelmaker Corus and the luxury car manufacturer Jaguar Land Rover.

Kristen Bell and Adam Brody are lounging in a dining booth of a restaurant, nearly swallowed up by an array of oversized pillows, contemplating the premise for a potential podcast they could co-host.

After avoiding major hits during the first half, Herbert got swallowed up on a strip sack by Nick Herbig on the second play of the third quarter’s second drive.