Example Sentences

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Operators were drowning in imagery, searching frame by frame for objects of interest that might appear for only a moment before vanishing.

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

Taxi owners, many of whom had borrowed hundreds of thousands of dollars to buy medallions at an inflated price, were drowning in debt.

From New York Times • Jan. 12, 2023

In the early 2000s, Gomez and other community leaders noticed Asian American and Pacific Islander children were drowning at a disproportionately high rate in Washington, particularly Vietnamese American kids.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 27, 2022

“We were drowning in medical debt, and he was not doing well,” Elizabeth recalled.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 23, 2022

It was as if he were drowning and she were standing on solid ground.

From "Flora & Ulysses: The Illuminated Adventures" by Kate DiCamillo