deluge

Example Sentences

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Triggered by a rare cyclone in November, the deluge killed more than 1,000 people and displaced hundreds of thousands across the island of Sumatra.

From BBC

Costume companies across Los Angeles say they’ve seen a deluge of demand for the Grinch this year.

From Los Angeles Times

While the annual monsoon season often brings heavy rain to Indonesia, this month's deluge was among the worst disasters to strike Sumatra since a magnitude-9.1 earthquake triggered a massive tsunami in 2004.

From Barron's

Hudson encourages the audience to use Claire’s stubborn buoyancy and perky accent as a life raft when Lightning & Thunder are deluged by extremely bad luck.

From Los Angeles Times

An icy gale blew incessantly in concert with a torrential deluge.

From Los Angeles Times