Example Sentences

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

From Seattle Times • Jun. 20, 2024

Drenched in sweat, short of breath, Bru McCoy sank into the leather of his dormitory room couch late last summer, wondering if his misery would ever end.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 10, 2020

Drenched and anonymous to their would-be saviours, it wasn’t the hero’s welcome the Black Panthers leader anticipated.

From The Guardian • Dec. 5, 2019

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 sweat, he swung the ax aggressively.

From "Fablehaven" by Brandon Mull