Example Sentences

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Drenched in sweat and tears, Diego Montes could finally gasp for air in the sweltering heat of the San Fernando Valley summer.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 23, 2025

Drenched in sweat, Misael Ródriguez carries heavy equipment, bricks and planks on the site.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 20, 2024

Drenched in dread, Wyeth’s story is told mainly by an anonymous narrator via 84 flashback scenes reamed with abrupt, enigmatic silences.

From Washington Post • Nov. 6, 2019

Drenched in often clumsy appeals to emotion, the film hinges on the story of the so-called “CDC whistleblower” – Dr William Thompson, a scientist at the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

From The Guardian • May 12, 2017

Drenched in sweat, he swung the ax aggressively.

From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull