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'drown' in a sentence

Learn how to use 'drown' with 20 example sentences.


drown verb

: cover completely or make imperceptible

: get rid of as if by submerging

: die from being submerged in water, getting water into the lungs, and asphyxiating

: kill by submerging in water

: be covered with or submerged in a liquid

: be in danger of dying from submersion in a liquid and asphyxiation


  • My greatest fear is drowning.
  • He drowned in his swimming pool.
  • If my brother hadn't helped me, I would've drowned.
  • The prime minister fell into the Danube and drowned.
  • He drowns his sorrows in alcohol.
  • He saved me from drowning.
  • The swimmer was drunk and drowned.
  • Some of the crew drowned.
  • The young man saved the girl from drowning.
  • A girl drowned in the pond yesterday.
  • The orchestra is drowning out the singer's voice.
  • The last monkey always drowns.
  • Our rented car broke drown during the journey.
  • You're drowning in a glass of water.
  • She's alive! She was drowning, but her father saved her.
  • A drowning man will catch at a straw.
  • There are people drowning in debt.
  • We drown in information but thirst for knowledge.
  • Quick, a woman is drowning!
  • Where did you drown them?
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