drown
verb (used without object)
to die under water or other liquid of suffocation.
had drowned
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past perfectof drown.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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I asked whether he knew the vigil had included testimonies from families in Gaza, which Lenkinski said the protesters had drowned out.
From Slate ● Oct. 15, 2026
Greek authorities found only two survivors, stating that a further 15 people had drowned.
From Barron's ● Mar. 28, 2026
At the sound of his name a red wave of rage had drowned his vision.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 11, 2025
The early seeds of Owens Viani’s work on the issue began around 2011, when a neighbor ran over to tell her that Cooper’s hawk fledglings had drowned in his kiddie pool.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2024
They were the same rocks upon which at high tide the dwarfs’ boat had overturned, on which Gilling had drowned.
From "Norse Mythology" by Neil Gaiman
