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• The deluge continued for hours, drenching the land and slowing traffic to a halt.From the entry deluge
• He went out in the rain and came back thoroughly drenched.From the entry thoroughly
• The storm's so bad that if you step outside for 20 seconds, you get drenched.From the entry drenched
• He cannonballed into the pool, drenching us all.From the entry cannonball
• Suddenly, the heavens opened and we all got drenched.From the entry suddenly
• We'll be experiencing drenching rain all weekend.From the entry drenching
• I have no idea why he's wearing a ushanka in triple digit heat; bro's forehead must be drenched in sweat.From the entry ushanka
• Oh, you poor thing, you're drenched!From the entry poor
• Now all of this was going to be flooded, drenched in poisonous ichor.1993, Will Self, My Idea of Fun. From the entry groyne
• The night before, sometime between midnight and dawn, a blinding rain had drenched the plain of Sekigahara.1981 [1935-1939], Eiji Yoshikawa, translated by Charles S. Terry, Musashi, Harper & Row/Kodansha International, translation of 宮本武蔵…. From the entry Sekigahara
• Drenched were the cold fuchsias, round pearls of dew lay on the flat nasturtium leaves.1922, Katherine Mansfield [pseudonym; Kathleen Mansfield Murry], “At the Bay”, in The Garden Party, London: Constable & Company, page 1. From the entry nasturtium
• Our water - proof overcoats were worn full of holes and we were drenched to the skin.1907, Eclectic Magazine, page 74. From the entry paludinous
• A family walked through floodwaters in Pingtung County in southern Taiwan on Saturday, as Typhoon Nesat drenched the island.2017 July 31, Russell Goldman, “On Heels of Typhoon Nesat, a Second Storm Hits Taiwan”, in The New York Times, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from…. From the entry Pingtung
• Slowly Skye wrapped her arms around the chubby woman's frame and rested her head on Rita's chest drenched with perspiration.2010, Marsha Hubler, The Long Ride Home, Zonderkidz, →ISBN, page 97. From the entry chubby
• But some meat dishes, like the sauerbraten, are drenched in sauces that tend to be a little too heavy and sweet.2006 November 24, Michael Gebhert/Mike Sula/David Hammond, “Critic's Choice/Roast Pheasant in a Sleigh and Other Eastern European…. From the entry sauerbraten
• But it'll drench you top to end, y'know?'2003, Ed Wicke, Mattie and the Highwaymen, page 104. From the entry flisky
• She ate Roger's French fries, drenched in catsup.2001, Joyce Carol Oates, Middle Age: A Romance, paperback edition, Fourth Estate, page 171. From the entry catsup
• "Why is the sarge always pickin' on us?" asked Ortwingle sorrowfully as the water drenched down the collar of his raincoat.1941, Esquire. From the entry slather
• On Wednesday, hundreds of traditional owners gathered in the ancient forests of K’gari as rain drenched the sand, washing away the island’s colonial title.2023 June 7, Eden Gillespie, “Fraser Island no more: K’gari’s official name change corrects a historic wrong”, in The Guardian, →ISSN. From the entry K'gari
• To compound the misery, Penmaenmawr is a request stop with poor visibility, so to ensure the train stops we had to stand in drenching rain.2019 October, Chris Stokes, “Between the Lines”, in Modern Railways, page 97. From the entry request stop
• They would create a casual restaurant chain specializing in Iskender döners, those drenched in tomato sauce and yogurt but served in a clean, sit-down environment.2014, Linda Rottenberg, “A Circle of Mentors”, in Crazy Is a Compliment: The Power of Zigging When Everyone Else Zags, New York, N.Y.…. From the entry döner
• In its 5 a.m. update, the National Hurricane Center noted that in its initial entry onto land, the storm remains a drenching, windy threat.2012 October 30, John Schwartz, Nina Bernstein, “Sandy Expected to Be Less Powerful, and Less Drenching, as It Moves Inland”, in The New…. From the entry drenching
• I decided to love its drenching monopolies for it was like this: cartels of imported rain marined the yard with brackish-water jellies.2006, Robin Becker, “Rain”, in Domain of Perfect Affection. From the entry marine
• And the Mercury states that "the heavy rain drenched the field, and most betook themselves to a retreat, but the rats were all drinkled".1900, George Borrow, “Notes to Lavengro, with Corrections, Identifications and Translations”, in Lavengro […], new edition, London: John…. From the entry drinkle
• While he watched, one of the selkies drenched one of Sakura's grootslangs with a water shield, much like the one Fiona had used with Ray only days earlier.2017, H. K. Varian, The Changer War, →ISBN. From the entry grootslang
• The poetry, prose and personality in Soul Clothes, may rub up on a curious and compassionate place within you, a place of stark reality drenched in divine hope.2011, Regina D. Jemison, Soul Clothes, →ISBN, page 36. From the entry rub up on
• Like right now for instance, my na-na is just drenched thinking about my stripping days, my clit-clit so hot and hard I could pop a corn kernel off it.2010, Timothy McGivney, Zombielicious, MLR Press, published 2010, →ISBN, page 18. From the entry na-na
• She is wholly, infuriatingly desirable, and I would like nothing more from this bleak jungle experience than to lasciviate her head to toe with wet, drenching mouthplay.1982, Jonathan Reynolds, Geniuses, page 18. From the entry lasciviate
• A drenched, big-chested girl, her sodden T-shirt clinging to her large breasts, led him forward by a porridgy hand, put him on the stool and sat squadgily on his lap.1968, Thomas Hinde, High, New York, N.Y.: Walker and Company, published 1969, →LCCN, page 209. From the entry porridgy
• Giant pheasants and thrushes, crisply roasted and garnished with rich sauces, a huge vat of potage de légumes, a tub of salade Niçoise, a side of bifteck drenched in gravy.1968, John G[rant] Fuller, chapter 6, in The Day of St. Anthony’s Fire, New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company, page 109. From the entry pantagruelian
• Someone found a pick and levered a burst plank out of the floor, and in a few minutes we had got a fire alight and our drenched clothes were steaming.1938 April, George Orwell [pseudonym; Eric Arthur Blair], chapter VII, in Homage to Catalonia, London: Secker & Warburg, →OCLC. From the entry lever

Meaning of drench

1. noun A dose or draught of liquid medicine (especially one causing sleepiness) taken by a person; specifically, a (large) dose, or one forced or poured down the throat.
2. noun A dose or draught of liquid medicine administered to an animal.
3. verb To cause (someone) to drink; to provide (someone) with a drink.

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Questions about drench in a sentence

How do you use drench in a sentence?

Drench is used as a noun and verb. For example: “The deluge continued for hours, drenching the land and slowing traffic to a halt.”

What is a short sentence with drench?

“Oh, you poor thing, you're drenched!”

What does drench mean?

Drench means a dose or draught of liquid medicine (especially one causing sleepiness) taken by a person; specifically, a (large) dose, or one forced or poured down the throat.