torrents
- plural of torrent.
Example Sentences
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Torrents of water turned the fertile Thessaly plain into an inland sea, with hundreds of residents airlifted or pulled out of flooded homes in lifeboats, crops washed away and tens of thousands of animals drowned.
From Reuters • Sep. 13, 2023
Under mostly sunny skies, worshippers lifted the colorfully painted statue of the Lady of the Torrents from its place of prominence in the stone church.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 26, 2023
Torrents are a common vector for spreading malware.
From Fox News • Dec. 9, 2021
Torrents of water poured in the tunnel’s entrances, nearly filling it to the ceiling.
From New York Times • Jul. 24, 2021
Torrents of hot water were splashing into or gurgling out of a hundred baths.
From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley
