How to Use inundate in a Sentence

inundate

verb

• Rising rivers could inundate low-lying areas.
• Cars lined the parking lot close to the shore and watched large waves inundate the rocks on the water’s edge.
  — John Pana, cleveland, 2 Nov. 2020
• The world’s seas have risen a foot, inundating many coastal cities.
  — Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 21 Apr. 2023
• This is the time of year when football fans are inundated by mock drafts.
  — Jayson Jenks, The Seattle Times, 27 Apr. 2017
• But the advancing tides do more than swallow up the coasts and inundate the land.
  — Denise Chow, NBC News, 7 May 2023
• People are inundated with cards from now through the new year.
  — Lifestyles Staff, chicagotribune.com, 26 Nov. 2019
• But the rest of the city, with all its rich history, will be inundated.
  — Brigit Katz, Smithsonian, 12 Sep. 2019
• And many of those dams were in areas that have been inundated with water.
  — Sarah Rankin, The Seattle Times, 17 Sep. 2018
• She is inundated with emails and calls from constituents that need help right now.
  — oregonlive, 14 May 2020
• This way, there’s no need to build a large dam that would inundate large areas of forest.
  — Dyna Rochmyaningsih, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 May 2021
• One faulty sprinkler can inundate an entire house in about half an hour.
  — Hudson Sangree, sacbee, 6 Apr. 2018
• All year round, floods inundate their roots with salty water.
  — Scott Dance, Washington Post, 18 Mar. 2023
• Streets were inundated, and some houses, cars and yards were soaked.
  — Susan Langenhennig, NOLA.com, 10 Jan. 2018
• In towns and counties inundated with pills, death rates soared.
  — Kanyakrit Vongkiatkajorn, Washington Post, 18 July 2019
• The storm surge and heavy rains inundated some areas and flooded many of Kolkata's roads.
  — Fox News, 22 May 2020
• We are so inundated with many artists today as opposed to years ago.
  — Greg Burnett, cleveland, 17 Oct. 2019
• Off the Texas coast, this would have inundated ancient coral reefs.
  — The Washington Post, NOLA.com, 26 Oct. 2017
• In the long term, the rising seas threaten to inundate the islands entirely.
  — Chris Mooney, Brady Dennis, Philly.com, 25 Apr. 2018
• Prepare to be inundated with compliments from strangers on the street.
  — Marina Liao, Marie Claire, 25 May 2018
• Investors are inundated with the negative things in the market right now.
  — Lee Kiser, Forbes, 19 Apr. 2023
• At this time of year, we're inundated with horror films that, frankly, are just too gory to show our kids.
  — Meghann Foye, Redbook, 29 Oct. 2014
• Rainfall rates in Houston could reach up to two inches per hour, which will inundate some streets and bring the city to a crawl.
  — Jay R. Jordan, Chron, 31 Jan. 2022
• It hasn't been completely inundated by crowds yet, so brunch here can be serene with the option to get boozy.
  — Kristin Luna, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Feb. 2018
• Coach Johnson was inundated by notes and emails supporting him and the team.
  — Mick McCabe, Detroit Free Press, 13 Mar. 2020
• Some of these services tend to inundate you with, well, more stuff instead of tailoring the items to your exact needs.
  — Kami Phillips, CNN Underscored, 11 Sep. 2020
• There are no drainage ditches, and heavy rains can inundate the neighborhoods.
  — Scott Waldman, Scientific American, 23 Apr. 2018
• Croisette inundated with a deluge of darkness, both on- and off-screen.
  — Richard Lawson, HWD, 6 June 2017
• This morning we have been inundated with messages of support and offers of aid.
  — Jon Schleuss, latimes.com, 9 Oct. 2017
• And so that was a fun way to inundate audiences without alienating them.
  — Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Mar. 2023
• Local news stations were inundated with phone calls as residents rang in to ask what had caused the bright lights which briefly lit-up the skies.
  — James Osborne, Houston Chronicle, 11 Apr. 2018

Last Updated: 26 Apr 2024