Example Sentences

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I’m less inclined to judge people from a distance after having met a man on Skid Row who said he fell apart after his young daughter drowned.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

What began as a sharp reversal in highflying artificial intelligence stocks before the market opened snowballed into a broad market selloff that drowned the broader indexes.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

The family of a teenager who drowned in a Scottish river earlier this year say they relive his death every time another young person loses their life in open water.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

Those words might have drowned out the vociferous objections of Banka, who in October sounded baffled when he dismissed the Enhanced Games as a “ridiculous idea.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026

That there was every chance her mom would never call back, because she had drowned in the storm along with her phone.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz