How to Use in flood in a Sentence

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• That’s on top of the increase in flood days added by sea level rise.
  — USA TODAY, 4 Jan. 2024
• Cities, towns, infrastructure and farms were built in flood plains.
  — Eric Rosen, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2022
• At least 69 people lost their lives in flood disasters last year.
  — Nimi Princewill, CNN, 1 Aug. 2021
• Still, many homes there remain in flood zones and might be susceptible to the next big storm.
  — James Barron, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2025
• At least one driver was killed while a mother and her 5-year-old were washed away in flood waters.
  — Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 9 Jan. 2023
• When the ground is so hard from drought, water doesn’t seep in as much and runs off faster in flood, Francis said.
  — Claire Thornton, USA TODAY, 24 Aug. 2022
• Weather maps show the areas that are already in flood, as well as what is forecast in the coming days.
  — Kerry Breen, CBS News, 11 July 2023
• Animals lurking in flood waters have proven deadly in the past.
  — Christine Fernando, USA TODAY, 15 Apr. 2023
• The state’s wetlands play a critical role in flood control, for instance.
  — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 15 Jan. 2026
• When the ground is so hard from drought, water doesn’t seep in as much and runs off faster in flood, Francis and others said.
  — Seth Borenstein, Anchorage Daily News, 23 Aug. 2022
• Despite better weather forecasts for early next week, rivers will remain in flood stage for a week or more.
  — Amir Mahmoud, Arkansas Online, 5 Apr. 2025
• Many of the homes and businesses there were completely engulfed in flood waters.
  — Rebecca Angel Baer, Southern Living, 19 Oct. 2024
• Hydrologists analyze stream flow and play a key role in flood response.
  — Evan Bush, NBC news, 7 July 2025
• The United States will face a 26 percent increase in flood risk over the next three decades.
  — Liza Featherstone, The New Republic, 9 Feb. 2022
• Streams are receding but remain in flood stage due to excess runoff from earlier rainfall.
  — Bay Area Weather Report, The Mercury News, 15 Feb. 2025
• Grants awarded through the program are designed to help reduce future damages in flood-prone areas.
  — Amber Gaudet updated October 31, Charlotte Observer, 31 Oct. 2025
• Avoid homes in flood, hurricane, or wildfire zones, too, which can lead to high home insurance premiums.
  — Berit Thorkelson, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Apr. 2025
• Federal agencies try to stop this by not funding infrastructure projects that induce growth in flood zones.
  — New York Times, 12 Aug. 2022
• The animals had fur matted with sand, mud and blood, and often their owners were barefoot and still drenched from head-to-toe in flood water.
  — Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 18 Aug. 2022
• In most areas, construction in flood zones is more tightly regulated.
  — Evan Bush, NBC news, 12 Aug. 2025
• Black residents detailed how they were practically forced to purchase homes in flood-prone areas.
  — Raisa Habersham, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2025
• Newer building codes require homes to be built higher off the ground to prevent damage in flood events, according to the mayor.
  — Minnah Arshad, USA TODAY, 31 Aug. 2023
• The activity left downed trees, caused widespread power outages, and left some cars submerged in flood waters in some areas.
  — Bryan Lynn, CBS News, 29 July 2026
• Hurricane Fiona dumped at least half as much rain as the coastal town of Salinas — where most of its residents live in flood zones — sees in a year.
  — Arelis R. Hernández, Washington Post, 23 Sep. 2022
• Forecasters urged people in flood-prone areas to be careful and be prepared to take action should flooding develop.
  — Ryanne Mena, Oc Register, 16 Feb. 2026
• The bill already did say this doesn't apply for areas that are in flood zones or other certain kinds of very specific fire hazard zones, for example.
  — Dana Taylor, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2025
• Her selection to the regional position comes after years of work in flood response and resiliency.
  — Savannah Mehrtens, Houston Chronicle, 20 Oct. 2020
• Research shows that coral reefs help dozens of countries avert billions of dollars in flood damage each year, in the Caribbean and globally.
  — Benji Jones, Vox, 2 July 2024
• In addition, dozens of people live under tarps on the streets and in canals in flood zones, including migrants who arrive daily from various parts of the world.
  — Mark Stevenson and Julie Watson, Anchorage Daily News, 19 Aug. 2023
• Properties in flood zones are often required to get costly flood insurance, and being in this area, on paper, can drive down property values.
  — Evan Bush, NBC news, 12 Aug. 2025