Example Sentences

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She simply drowns them out with the sound machine as she drifts into a deep sleep.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 17, 2026

Fans assumed that The Fate of Ophelia would tether Swift Shakespeare's story of a noblewoman who drowns in a fit of mania after being driven mad by grief.

From BBC • Oct. 3, 2025

“It drowns out NIMBYism,” said Heidi Marshall, director of the county’s housing and workforce solutions department.

From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2025

Just because my local group drowns in consumerism doesn’t mean it’s devoid of human spirit.

From Slate • Jan. 11, 2025

Dylan starts to say something more but laughter drowns out his words as Lara and a group of her friends surround our table.

From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston