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.
• Truck engines drown out the songs of the area’s many birds.
  — Brandon Lingle, San Antonio Express-News, 24 Apr. 2021
• Lured by the scent, flies enter the trap through the cap and drown in the water.
  — Rachel Ahrnsen, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Oct. 2023
• Of these, 23 were caught, six were shot and killed and two drowned.
  — Lucia I Suarez Sang, CBS News, 4 May 2025
• Two small children drowned over the weekend in the Phoenix area.
  — The Arizona Republic, 23 Feb. 2024
• He is found dead in a pool, where he has been shot, not drowned.
  — New York Times, 25 June 2023
• And that’s when the camera cuts away and the music drowns her out.
  — Randee Dawn, Los Angeles Times, 20 June 2024
• The people who dwell in them, as a rule, don’t have mink coats to drown.
  — Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 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
• Once the dough is shaped into balls, fry them and drown them in syrup.
  — Michelle Shen, The Enquirer, 5 Nov. 2021
• Smith plays Lily, whose son, Daniel, drowned decades before at the age of 19.
  — Caryn James, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 July 2023
• Yet the cheers for the Kings and boos for the Warriors were always drowned out by the home fans roars.
  — Kris Rhim, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2023
• To drown him out, the crowd erupted in singing and clapping.
  — The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2021
• The gnats will be attracted to the flame like moths and then drown in the water.
  — Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 19 July 2022
• Is this the poetic end for a man who left a kid to drown in a pond?
  — Kevin Sullivan, Robb Report, 6 Dec. 2021
• Once Merritt was drowsy, Abby led her down to the beach and drowned her in the ocean.
  — Sophie Hanson, StyleCaster, 10 Sep. 2024
• These headphones will drown all that out and give you bliss.
  — Julian Chokkattu, WIRED, 20 Dec. 2024
• Leaving seeds in the water too long can drown the plant embryo and cause the seeds to rot.
  — Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Feb. 2025
• Thankfully, the games have been good enough to drown him out.
  — Tara Sullivan, BostonGlobe.com, 29 Nov. 2022
• Joe Van Haalen for saving the life of a young boy who nearly drowned.
  — Kyle Werner, Des Moines Register, 18 Feb. 2026
• There is still time for a course correction, but not if the truth is drowned out with bullying and lies.
  — Erick Erickson, Oc Register, 17 Feb. 2026
• But now that regulations are here, brands and suppliers alike are drowning in it.
  — Tara Donaldson, Vogue, 16 Feb. 2026
• Injury Center funding keeps children safe in their car seats and protects them from drowning at the pool.
  — Sharon Gilmartin, STAT, 16 Feb. 2026
• Louie’s drinking was a way to drown his grief.
  — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 13 Feb. 2026