torrents

Example Sentences

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Spanish police published footage of flooded fields and torrents of water that were engulfing buildings and vehicles.

From Barron's • Feb. 4, 2026

But on the Italians’ opening night, the torrents of rain short-circuited TV monitors and panelists struggled to give their presentations.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

Videos on social media have emerged showing torrents of muddy water sweeping through the towns of La Ràpita and Santa Bàrbara in the Tarragona province, and moving everything in their path.

From BBC • Oct. 12, 2025

On the one hand, this is a place that is known to be dangerous—part of Texas’ Flash Flood Alley, where big storms, dry ground, and hilly terrain routinely combine to turn riverbeds into deadly torrents.

From Slate • Jul. 8, 2025

They overturned the great waist-high earthenware jugs; duck eggs, pickled fruits, vegetables burst out and mixed in acrid torrents.

From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston