drench
verb (used with object)
to wet thoroughly; soak.
had drenched
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past perfectof drench.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Storm Elin had drenched and battered much of the country by Saturday afternoon, while Storm Fergus was expected to have a similar impact on Sunday.
From BBC ● Dec. 9, 2023
Heavy rains had drenched the region for several days.
From Reuters ● Nov. 7, 2023
The nearby Peace River had drenched much of her neighborhood.
From New York Times ● Oct. 4, 2022
What I was remembering, though, was a story in that same newspaper ten years earlier, after a series of rainstorms had drenched the town—warm South Pacific storms meteorologists referred to as the Pineapple Express.
From The New Yorker ● Jul. 23, 2018
The rain had drenched me to the skin.
From International Short Stories: French by A. Cheneviere
