Four people drowned in the flood. She fell in the river and drowned. She claims that he tried to drown her. He tried to drown himself. The river overflowed, drowning whole villages. The food was drowned in sauce. The loud music drowned the sound of their conversation. See More
Recent Examples on the WebRemember, when flooding is in your path: Turn around, don’t drown. Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 7 Sep. 2022 While vacationing with his family in Hawaii in 2004, then-California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger noticed a man 300 or 400 yards offshore struggling not to drown. Michael Y. Park, Peoplemag, 12 Aug. 2022 Make sure there's a hole in the bottom of your pot so plants don't drown. Terri Robertson, Country Living, 1 Aug. 2022 Staying true to his Polynesian heritage, Mafi liked to drown everything in mayonnaise, once even trying it on pizza. Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2022 In this world in distress, Argentina continues to drown in the proverbial glass of water, but actually has an opportunity to finally organize its internal political mess and maybe come out of this global crisis quicker and stronger than the others. Agustino Fontevecchia, Forbes, 1 Aug. 2022 The gnats will be attracted to the flame like moths and then drown in the water. Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 19 July 2022 Ryan Broussard) sticks, and doesn’t drown in his own narcissism. Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 20 June 2022 Here’s a taste Nearly two years into the pandemic, we can all be forgiven for the desire to drown our sorrows in the delights of cookies, croissants, cakes and pastries.San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Jan. 2022 See More