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Drown in a sentence

Drown meaning

  1. To die from suffocation while immersed in water or other fluid.
  2. To kill by suffocating in water or another liquid.
  3. To be flooded: to be inundated with or submerged in (literally) water or (figuratively) other things; to be overwhelmed.

Synonyms of Drown

submerge pass away exit go perish decease die do away with get rid of eliminate drown out spread over cover overwhelm expire

Using Drown

  • The main meaning on this page is: To die from suffocation while immersed in water or other fluid. | To kill by suffocating in water or another liquid. | To be flooded: to be inundated with or submerged in (literally) water or (figuratively) other things; to be overwhelmed.
  • Useful related words include: submerge, pass away, exit, go.
  • In the example corpus, drown often appears in combinations such as: to drown, drown out, drown in.

Context around Drown

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25.1 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 16 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Drown

  • In this selection, "drown" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 25.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, wayne, paul, usually, peter and proofing stand out and add context to how "drown" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a grueling drown proofing exercise and able to drown his thoughts. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "drown" sits close to words such as adept, adolescents and barca, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with drown

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Four thousand Americans drown every year. (6 words)

In his song, Anthony mentions “drown my troubles away”. (9 words)

Like humans, frogs will drown if they inhale water into their lungs. (12 words)

Jason joked that he couldn’t ask his pal to ‘call off sick’ on his first day back in WWE, while he also realised he would be able to ‘drown his thoughts’ in the return, and pay tribute to his grandma’s own passion for wrestling. (46 words)

Because they don't have a flat design, they're not ideal for side sleeping, but if you're a back sleeper or you need something to drown out ambient noise on a plane or train, these headphones do the trick. (41 words)

The Democrats long-term goal is to seal their permanence in power by giving voting rights to illegal aliens, who drown the impact of legacy GOP voters, and who will be a permanent underclass voter base for the Democrats. (39 words)

Example sentences (20)

Wayne is survived by his daughters, Joanne Lindsey and Karen Audet; his sons, Wayne Drown and Paul Drown; his stepdaughters, Betty Draskinis, Susan Ross and Janice Dambowsky; his grandchildren; and his great-grandchildren.

Admittedly, I usually drown my roast dinners at home with gravy, so I would've liked a little more over the potato - but I know that's not perhaps the high quality restaurant etiquette.

Because of its high density of salt, people float effortlessly, fueling a misconception that it is impossible to drown in the Dead Sea.

Because they don't have a flat design, they're not ideal for side sleeping, but if you're a back sleeper or you need something to drown out ambient noise on a plane or train, these headphones do the trick.

Eighty percent of children who drown are boys, so we know that boys are at increased risk.

Every song that I played to drown you out had you swimming in the waves.

Four thousand Americans drown every year.

I asked for title after title, read title after title, using Verne to drown out the war’s anxieties.

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In his song, Anthony mentions “drown my troubles away”.

In New York, then-governor Cuomo relaxed many alcohol rules making it easier for residents to drown their sorrows while hunkering down in their homes.

In the same month, the mother of 15-year-old Marcel Wochna said her son was left alone to drown after an inquest found his death was “contributed to by neglect”.

Jason joked that he couldn’t ask his pal to ‘call off sick’ on his first day back in WWE, while he also realised he would be able to ‘drown his thoughts’ in the return, and pay tribute to his grandma’s own passion for wrestling.

Like humans, frogs will drown if they inhale water into their lungs.

Much of the film’s politics and history is assumed, but the details don’t drown the tension.

On the other side was a somewhat larger group of more than 200 counter-protesters who had come to "drown out hate" as a response to Elston's "Education over Indoctrination" march.

Or maybe it’s kind of like the doubt that tried to drown Peter after he had walked on water.

The Democrats long-term goal is to seal their permanence in power by giving voting rights to illegal aliens, who drown the impact of legacy GOP voters, and who will be a permanent underclass voter base for the Democrats.

The final 4 are pushed further than they've ever been before as they face a grueling 'drown proofing' exercise before the final phase of selection gets underway.

The posts have since sparked a fevered debate online as some parents brand drinkers 'irresponsible' - but other mums and dads say booze is absolutely necessary to drown out screaming children.

The song that accompanies the quiet destruction of the sunny paradise and in the intro cinematic is "Drown" by Karen O and Danger Mouse.

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Common combinations with drown

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "drown" in a sentence?
An example: "Wayne is survived by his daughters, Joanne Lindsey and Karen Audet; his sons, Wayne Drown and Paul Drown; his stepdaughters, Betty Draskinis, Susan Ross and Janice Dambowsky; his grandchildren; and his great-grandchildren." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "drown" from authentic English texts.
What does "drown" mean?
Drown means: To die from suffocation while immersed in water or other fluid.
What are synonyms of "drown"?
Common synonyms of "drown" include: submerge, pass away, exit, go, perish, decease, die, do away with. Plus 7 more synonyms.
How many example sentences with "drown" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "drown", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.