How to Use drown in a Sentence

drown

verb
Definition of drownnext
Synonyms for drownnext
  • The food was drowned in sauce.
  • She fell in the river and drowned.
  • Four people drowned in the flood.
  • She claims that he tried to drown her.
  • He tried to drown himself.
  • The loud music drowned the sound of their conversation.
  • The river overflowed, drowning whole villages.
  • Lured by the scent, flies enter the trap through the cap and drown in the water.
    — Rachel Ahrnsen, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Oct. 2023
  • Two small children drowned over the weekend in the Phoenix area.
    — The Arizona Republic, 23 Feb. 2024
  • He is found dead in a pool, where he has been shot, not drowned.
    — New York Times, 25 June 2023
  • And that’s when the camera cuts away and the music drowns her out.
    — Randee Dawn, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2024
  • Smith plays Lily, whose son, Daniel, drowned decades before at the age of 19.
    — Caryn James, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 July 2023
  • Yet the cheers for the Kings and boos for the Warriors were always drowned out by the home fans roars.
    — Kris Rhim, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2023
  • Once Merritt was drowsy, Abby led her down to the beach and drowned her in the ocean.
    — Sophie Hanson, StyleCaster, 10 Sep. 2024
  • Since then, roughly 100 people have drowned in the rapids.
    — Graham Averill, Outside Online, 18 Oct. 2024
  • The thing is, we get drowned in bar tools, accessories, and (eye roll) whiskey stones.
    — G. Clay Whittaker, Bon Appétit, 8 Dec. 2023
  • The soap cuts the surface tension of the vinegar, so the flies that are enticed by the vinegar will sink and drown. 4.
    — Amanda Garrity, Good Housekeeping, 12 Mar. 2023
  • Sometimes the best way to deal with sexism is drowning it out.
    — Hanna Lustig, Glamour, 23 Aug. 2023
  • See me over there by the couple drowning in each other on the bench under the pine tree?
    — Jim Moore, The New York Review of Books, 1 Feb. 2024
  • But aim too low, and a collection can drown in a sea of Lycra.
    — Miami Staff, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
  • Brooks and Johnson drowned trying to help rescue the two boys.
    — Alison Cutler The Charlotte Observer (tns), al, 15 Apr. 2023
  • Not even the shrieking wind could drown out the screams of Jamal’s passengers.
    — Kristen Gelineau, BostonGlobe.com, 6 June 2023
  • The decline of Lake Powell has revealed Glen Canyon, the gorgeous red-rock labyrinth that the reservoir drowned in the 1960s.
    — WIRED, 4 Nov. 2023
  • In this scenario, Spencer drowned and Sofia was left alone at the lighthouse screaming for help.
    — Caitlin Flynn, Rolling Stone, 21 Dec. 2023
  • In 1994, Smith put her two young sons in her car and drowned them by rolling the vehicle into a lake.
    — Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 4 Sep. 2024
  • They are presumed drowned but their bodies have not been found.
    — John Annese, New York Daily News, 23 June 2024
  • Instruments and effects can sound out of place, vocals can get drowned out in the mix, and so on.
    — Sheena Vasani, The Verge, 14 Dec. 2023
  • The Class of 2024 embodied this spirit, now drowned out.
    — Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 4 June 2024
  • But this is a scenario that would only drown the nation in more blood.
    — Jason Motlagh, Rolling Stone, 26 Nov. 2023
  • In 2002, two women drowned in California during an A.K.A. pledging process.
    — Jazmine Hughes, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024

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