Example Sentences

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In the corridors, torrents of water poured from broken pipes.

From Barron's • Apr. 25, 2026

Better that than listening to the torrents of stick about his team and the wounding chat about his head coach.

From BBC • Feb. 14, 2026

He starts gently behind Mr. Blanchard, whose goal of building toward a climax is well-served as Blakey grows gradually more animated, ending in torrents of stickwork and declarative bass-drum kicks.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 15, 2025

On the one hand, this is a place that is known to be dangerous—part of Texas’ Flash Flood Alley, where big storms, dry ground, and hilly terrain routinely combine to turn riverbeds into deadly torrents.

From Slate • Jul. 8, 2025

They overturned the great waist-high earthenware jugs; duck eggs, pickled fruits, vegetables burst out and mixed in acrid torrents.

From "The Woman Warrior" by Maxine Hong Kingston