How to Use inundate in a Sentence

inundate

verb
  • Rising rivers could inundate low-lying areas.
  • All year round, floods inundate their roots with salty water.
    — Scott Dance, Washington Post, 18 Mar. 2023
  • The world’s seas have risen a foot, inundating many coastal cities.
    — Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 21 Apr. 2023
  • And so much of it inundated them.
    — Ben Smith, semafor.com, 3 Apr. 2026
  • At least a dozen graves are inundated.
    — Joe Holden, CBS News, 1 June 2026
  • This is the time of year when football fans are inundated by mock drafts.
    — Jayson Jenks, The Seattle Times, 27 Apr. 2017
  • We’re all inundated with news these days.
    — Jay Sullivan, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
  • One faulty sprinkler can inundate an entire house in about half an hour.
    — Hudson Sangree, sacbee, 6 Apr. 2018
  • She is inundated with emails and calls from constituents that need help right now.
    — oregonlive, 14 May 2020
  • People are inundated with cards from now through the new year.
    — Lifestyles Staff, chicagotribune.com, 26 Nov. 2019
  • This way, there’s no need to build a large dam that would inundate large areas of forest.
    — Dyna Rochmyaningsih, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 May 2021
  • For the past couple of years, we’ve been inundated with over-the-top press tours.
    — Riann Phillip, Vogue, 21 Dec. 2024
  • Streets were inundated, and some houses, cars and yards were soaked.
    — Susan Langenhennig, NOLA.com, 10 Jan. 2018
  • The wet snow, combined with snow-melt and rain had left the ground inundated and the rivers swollen.
    — Darcie Moran, Freep.com, 26 Apr. 2026
  • In towns and counties inundated with pills, death rates soared.
    — Kanyakrit Vongkiatkajorn, Washington Post, 18 July 2019
  • Cars lined the parking lot close to the shore and watched large waves inundate the rocks on the water’s edge.
    — John Pana, cleveland, 2 Nov. 2020
  • And many of those dams were in areas that have been inundated with water.
    — Sarah Rankin, The Seattle Times, 17 Sep. 2018
  • But the advancing tides do more than swallow up the coasts and inundate the land.
    — Denise Chow, NBC News, 7 May 2023
  • At this time of year, we're inundated with horror films that, frankly, are just too gory to show our kids.
    — Meghann Foye, Redbook, 29 Oct. 2014
  • But the rest of the city, with all its rich history, will be inundated.
    — Brigit Katz, Smithsonian, 12 Sep. 2019
  • Just be aware that by default, you could be inundated by the number of alerts the app sends.
    — Tyler Hayes, PC Magazine, 13 May 2026
  • Why has the Metroplex been inundated with high winds of late?
    — Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Mar. 2025
  • Then we are inundated with being male-centered and then man-haters.
    — Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 28 June 2026
  • And my office email has been inundated with projects and offers.
    — Alex Ritman, Variety, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Off the Texas coast, this would have inundated ancient coral reefs.
    — The Washington Post, NOLA.com, 26 Oct. 2017
  • Her family home in the camp was inundated in recent floods and all nine of them took refuge in a school.
    — Rael Ombuor, Washington Post, 6 June 2024
  • His phone is inundated with screen grabs and videos posted on his social media feeds.
    — Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 Mar. 2026
  • We’re so inundated by social media and all these things.
    — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 20 May 2026
  • Kansas City has not been inundated with migrants the way some large cities have.
    — Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 17 Apr. 2024
  • It hasn't been completely inundated by crowds yet, so brunch here can be serene with the option to get boozy.
    — Kristin Luna, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Feb. 2018

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