Example Sentences

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Students debate whether artificial intelligence will drown them in slop or help them advance.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

They’re buff-as-hell Australian mega-rabbits who will drown a dog without a second thought, and can hide anything they want in a freaky little slime-pouch.

From Salon • Nov. 13, 2023

If sea ice breaks up before then, the younglings will drown or freeze.

From Science Magazine • Aug. 23, 2023

A protester who gave their name as Meta had the same worry in Indonesia: "If Jakarta is flooded, everyone who has money can leave. Where do I go? I will drown here in Jakarta."

From Reuters • Sep. 23, 2022

“You will drown us all!” a woman shouted.

From "I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912" by Lauren Tarshis