Example Sentences

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If he had known his inbound plane was backed up, he would have reorganized his whole day—and he wouldn’t have been drowning his sorrows in queso.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 15, 2025

The search teams also have been blasting the area with recordings of the voice of the children’s grandmother, though heavy rains have been drowning out the sound, Sánchez said.

From Washington Times • Jun. 1, 2023

“I think a lot of these individuals will likely have been drowning victims,” Schumacher said, referring to boaters and swimmers who’ve never been found.

From Seattle Times • May 9, 2022

While we have been drowning in rain, the US has suffered one of the worst droughts in more than half a century, which has ravaged its corn crop.

From The Guardian • Oct. 13, 2012

She must have been drowning there for the last hundred years.

From Abbe Mouret's Transgression by Zola, Émile