Explore Deluged through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Deluged meaning
simple past and past participle of deluge
Using Deluged
- The main meaning on this page is: simple past and past participle of deluge
- In the example corpus, deluged often appears in combinations such as: deluged with, been deluged, be deluged.
Context around Deluged
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.4 words
- Position in the sentence: 4 start, 13 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Deluged
- In this selection, "deluged" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, rivers, ultimately, storm, california and shops stand out and add context to how "deluged" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include all be deluged with flaming and already been deluged with potential. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "deluged" sits close to words such as aberrant, abloh and absurdities, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with deluged
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The unemployment system has been deluged. (6 words)
It was deluged during Hurricane Sandy. (6 words)
May they all be deluged with flaming radioactive votes for ever. (11 words)
Nicole Scott, 21, and Ellie Murphy, 18, played the game when they popped into the Colley Rowe Inn in Romford, Essex, to celebrate Ellie's birthday but became so deluged with alcohol that most of the pub drank for free. (40 words)
Only weeks after a series of atmospheric rivers deluged California, the state is once again bracing for powerful winter weather that could deliver heaps of rain and snow, including fresh powder at elevations as low as 1,500 feet. (39 words)
From London to Los Angeles, many thrift shops and clothing banks outside stores and on streets have been deluged with more clothes than could be sold on, leading to mountains of garments building up in sorting warehouses. (37 words)
Example sentences (20)
Charles Spicer, vice president and executive editor of St. Martin's Press, told DailyMail.com he has already been deluged with potential bestseller pitches.
Coastal areas could be deluged by storm surges up to 10-15ft (3-5m).
Only weeks after a series of atmospheric rivers deluged California, the state is once again bracing for powerful winter weather that could deliver heaps of rain and snow, including fresh powder at elevations as low as 1,500 feet.
Salon, a generally liberal-leaning publication, was deluged by letters from readers angry that I was defending Bush’s win.
Among Hurricane Helene’s roster of disasters is a storm surge that deluged a retired nuclear power plant in Florida.
Jones' office said they were deluged with hundreds of applications and decided to triple the investment to $90 million for 78 teams.
Nicole Scott, 21, and Ellie Murphy, 18, played the game when they popped into the Colley Rowe Inn in Romford, Essex, to celebrate Ellie's birthday but became so deluged with alcohol that most of the pub drank for free.
Opponents have suggested police could be deluged with complaints against statements people find offensive and some, including senior MP Joanna Cherry, have claimed that being under criminal investigation could be a punishment in itself.
The plan backfired spectacularly and McHenry was ultimately deluged with administrative tasks, emails, and social media notifications.
This worked until an unexpected Pacific storm deluged the Southland during one of his prerecorded forecasts.
As supplies run ever lower, hospitals and nursing homes are being deluged with offers, and some say they have no choice but to pursue the promising leads while hoping to sidestep the scams.
From London to Los Angeles, many thrift shops and clothing banks outside stores and on streets have been deluged with more clothes than could be sold on, leading to mountains of garments building up in sorting warehouses.
Neighbourhoods were deluged with surging seawater which swept debris inland and left fish stranded as it receded.
One of those days last week (didn't they kinda run together?) the Old Forest Trail was deluged but wide open, as most everything else was closing down.
The unemployment system has been deluged.
Travel throughout the kingdom has been thrown into disarray this weekend by a big storm hitting the region, leaving roads in poor conditions and some provinces deluged in shin-high floods.
As tourists persevered with their holidays – wading through knee-deep water in wellies and venturing to deluged shops and restaurants – locals counted the cost of the damage.
It was deluged during Hurricane Sandy.
Following the brutal Whitechapel murders of 1888, London police and media outlets were deluged with letters claiming to have been written by Jack the Ripper.
May they all be deluged with flaming radioactive votes for ever.
Common combinations with deluged
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- deluged with 12×
- been deluged 3×
- be deluged 3×
- was deluged 3×
- were deluged 3×
- deluged by 2×
- deluged the 2×