How to Use drown in a Sentence

drown

verb
  • The food was drowned in sauce.
  • She fell in the river and drowned.
  • Four people drowned in the flood.
  • She claims that he tried to drown her.
  • He tried to drown himself.
  • The loud music drowned the sound of their conversation.
  • The river overflowed, drowning whole villages.
  • The sound of yelling drowned out his last words.
    — Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 9 Apr. 2026
  • It just is drowned out by a lot of the hate.
    — Kimberly Nordyke, HollywoodReporter, 1 June 2026
  • His cousin drowned in the quarry!
    — Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2026
  • He is found dead in a pool, where he has been shot, not drowned.
    — New York Times, 25 June 2023
  • His cause of death was drowning.
    — Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Her cause of death was drowning.
    — Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 21 Sep. 2025
  • About once a year, someone drowns.
    — Jamie Thompson, The Atlantic, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Too much water can drown them or cause root rot.
    — Cody Godwin, USA Today, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Louie’s drinking was a way to drown his grief.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 13 Feb. 2026
  • She had been raped, strangled and drowned.
    — Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2026
  • She had been raped, strangled and drowned.
    — Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Both men were presumed drowned.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 6 May 2026
  • Those who yelled were drowned out by the chanting and singing.
    — Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Mar. 2026
  • Thousands of chicks have frozen or drowned, the wildlife fund said.
    — Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Once the dough is shaped into balls, fry them and drown them in syrup.
    — Michelle Shen, The Enquirer, 5 Nov. 2021
  • Of these, 23 were caught, six were shot and killed and two drowned.
    — Lucia I Suarez Sang, CBS News, 4 May 2025
  • Make sure there's a hole in the bottom of your pot so plants don't drown.
    — Terri Robertson, Country Living, 1 Aug. 2022
  • The people who dwell in them, as a rule, don’t have mink coats to drown.
    — Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025
  • People are drowning in debt and in bills.
    — The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 14 May 2026
  • One was a sailor who went overboard and nearly drowned.
    — Curtis Bunn, NBC news, 27 Aug. 2025
  • Our hopes and dreams drown in their empty words and promises.
    — Colleen Barry, USA TODAY, 28 Sep. 2021
  • There's no way someone could drown on a crowded beach!
    — Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Lil rolled up the food pack while Andy and I drowned the fire.
    — Bob Cary, Outdoor Life, 15 Oct. 2025

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