drench
verb (used with object)
to wet thoroughly; soak.
has drenched
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present perfectof drench (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Wet weather has drenched the Games since Sunday, another headache for organisers wrestling with complaints from teams about accommodation and transport.
From Barron's ● Sep. 29, 2026
Since Monday, a series of storms has drenched much of California and dumped feet of snow in the Sierra.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 19, 2026
But the painter has drenched the rest of the space — walls, floor and furniture — in Venetian red.
From Washington Post ● Jun. 22, 2022
The El Nino weather phenomenon has drenched South Florida during what’s normally the dry season.
From Washington Times ● Feb. 11, 2016
A deluge of rain has drenched the land, from which mephitic vapours rise to clog our spirits.
From Four Months Besieged The Story of Ladysmith by H. H. S. (Henry Hiram Steere) Pearse
