Sentencedict.com
 Directly to word page Vague search(google)
Home > Drown in a sentence

Drown in a sentence

  up(3)  down(6)
Sentence count:118+6Posted:2016-07-23Updated:2020-07-24
Synonym: immerseinundatesinksubmergeSimilar words: dropsdrop outdrop offdrop bydroughtbedroomrowsyndromeMeaning: [draʊn]  v. 1. cover completely or make imperceptible 2. get rid of as if by submerging 3. die from being submerged in water, getting water into the lungs, and asphyxiating 4. kill by submerging in water. 
Random good picture Not show
(31) There were dry gingers and tonics prepared for the whiskies and gins which everyone hoped would drown the star's sorrows.
(32) She imagined Nettie, held up by her collar, the water backing up to drown her.
(33) And above the flames of burning houses rose up to drown out the moonlight and rush hot air into their streaming faces.
(34) He saw friends drown in rivers and get shot by bandits.
(35) Within the hour the show is cancelled and everyone returns to the hotel to drown their sorrows.
(36) If you knock yourself out you could slip under the water and drown.
(37) Only in her anger could she drown out the dark shadow that pity and guilt had cast over her.
(38) They will do so ever more loudly as the organ attempts to drown their noise.
(39) One afternoon we became so depressed that we decided to drown our sorrows in drink.
(40) She let him drown her in the deep water, too weak even to raise her hands to cling to him.
(41) Dockers and warehousemen were trying to drown the fire with what were effectively thimble-fulls of water.
(42) Whatever it is(sentencedict.com), it's melting the ice caps and we're all going to drown.
(43) Lachian rows the boat to the middle of the loch and then he jumps in the water and starts pretending to drown.
(44) The fans go nuts, stomping so loudly that they drown out the announcer.
(45) That was before we installed the eight thousand gallon water storage tank, which Health and Safety thought could drown a child.
(46) He wanted to drown himself in her, to bury deep into the cells of her skin and to forget himself there.
(47) Like a bucket of cold water the harsh realities of life drown your sunny optimism leaving you feeling despondent.
(48) On the other hand, if I were just too fascinating the gallant gentlemen might be loath to drown me.
(49) The fishermen will have to use turtle excluder devices in their nets, which allow turtles to escape before they drown.
(50) Relatives could sue, they tell me, if one of the boys fell in and drown while he was on board.
(51) The bell did nothing to drown the sound of anxious hens and ducks.
(52) Overseas runners drown by the lure of the pound will inevitably confuse the equation of who eventually comes out on top.
(53) Everyday there will be an opportunity to smile or to frown, to dance or to drown, to be glad or sad. It's a choice! RVM 
(54) It fought a terrifying battle, only perhaps to drown on the sea floor.
(55) This supposedly protected subspecies continues to die in the tuna nets - Sam LaBudde witnessed 200 drown in a single net.
(56) Diplomats are useful only in fair weather. As soon as it rains they drown in every drop. Charles de Gaulle 
(57) Drinking on your own or to drown your sorrows can get out of hand.
(58) Don’t let the noise of others’ opinions drown out your own inner voice. Steve Jobs 
(59) If a comrade paused to lend a hand, it often meant that two would drown instead of one.
(60) It came screeching out of the darkness, and not even the thunder could drown the scream of its menace.
More similar words: dropsdrop outdrop offdrop bydroughtbedroomrowsyndromegrowbrownfrownnarrowgrow ongrow upharroweyebrowthrow upcrowdedthrow offthrow awayovercrowdedround and round
Total 118, 30 Per page  2/4  «first  pre  next  last»  goto
Leave a comment
Welcome to leave a comment about this page!
Your name:
Latest commentsInto the comment page>>
More words