Example Sentences

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We are drowning in a sea of abysmal, artificially generated prose.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

"The procedures mean we are drowning in paperwork."

From Barron's • Nov. 1, 2025

Land clearing and urbanisation are leaving the marsupials hungry and homeless, while natural disasters are drowning or cooking them en masse.

From BBC • Dec. 29, 2024

“It strips away all the stimuli technology that you are drowning in when you go to a bar,” Leon says.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 4, 2024

Gold fabric and glittering gems are drowning in scarlet.

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black