How to Use flood in a Sentence

flood

1 of 2 noun
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  • We've received a flood of mail.
  • The water has risen to flood level.
  • A flood inundated the whole area.
  • Seeing her again brought back a flood of memories.
  • In the past 30 years, Africa has lost $14 billion to floods.
    — Faustine Ngila, Quartz, 24 May 2023
  • The video ends with him sailing in an ark through a global flood.
    — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 12 Jan. 2024
  • Justin Green The lot is 0.25 of an acre and does not require flood insurance.
    — John R. Ellement, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Aug. 2023
  • The current one rattles in strong winds and often floods.
    — Michael E. Miller, Washington Post, 26 Dec. 2023
  • The city is under a flood watch from 11 a.m. Sunday through 5 p.m. Monday, the service said.
    — NBC News, 19 Aug. 2023
  • In 2024, that has been no exception, with a flood of new flavors making their way to the city.
    — Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 20 Feb. 2024
  • But the threat of a flood of cheap EVs is spooking foreign governments.
    — Lionel Lim, Fortune Asia, 4 Apr. 2024
  • Because of the crash, the other truck was pushed into a nearby flood channel, deputies said.
    — Daniella Segura, Sacramento Bee, 7 Feb. 2024
  • The researchers found that floods and storms caused 95% of all child displacements recorded, with the rest due to drought and wildfires.
    — Rosa Rahimi, CNN, 6 Oct. 2023
  • The case has attracted a flood of friend-of-the-court briefs, mostly cheering for the tax collectors.
    — Hank Adler and Lacy Willis, WSJ, 4 Dec. 2023
  • At the same time, floods are also getting harder to manage.
    — Jake Bittle, WIRED, 6 Jan. 2024
  • The completion of Panther Island is still a ways off, but the design process for its three flood gates is open.
    — Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Feb. 2024
  • One of these men told the pro-Palestinian marchers in a flood of words that God had brought nuclear war to Palestine.
    — Grant Lancaster, Arkansas Online, 15 Oct. 2023
  • The plan is to provide flood control and update the aging levee system.
    — Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Apr. 2024
  • Though the week and weekend have brought rain, flood warnings, and dust storms to the Valley, Sunday is forecast to be sunny with clear skies.
    — Abigail Celaya, The Arizona Republic, 3 Sep. 2023
  • Video from Orsk showed one man wading through flood water reaching his neck.
    — CNN, 9 Apr. 2024
  • New York City and the wider tristate area were hit by heavy floods after more than 5 inches of rain fell in September.
    — Patrick Smith, NBC News, 11 Dec. 2023
  • And if that’s not enough, smoke from wildfires, floods and droughts have caused problems globally.
    — Seth Borenstein and Anita Snow, BostonGlobe.com, 18 July 2023
  • That trickle is set to turn into a flood over the next five years, according to Wall Street analysts.
    — Elizabeth Napolitano, CBS News, 22 Jan. 2024
  • At the very end of 2022, however, just as Rintaro’s staff were putting the finishing touches on the boxes, a flood swept through the restaurant.
    — Jessica Battilana, New York Times, 12 Jan. 2024
  • Since most of the rain is expected to fall in about six to 10 hours, a flood threat may arise, especially near small streams and areas of poor drainage.
    — Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 22 Mar. 2024
  • Coastal flood warnings and flood watches remained in effect for portions of the region, the center said.
    — CBS News, 24 Sep. 2023
  • There’s also the risk that your old gadgets get wrecked when your basement floods, and old batteries can expand and leak.
    — Simon Hill, WIRED, 22 Jan. 2024
  • That led to a flood of civil lawsuits from dozens of victims who say Pina owed them thousands or millions of dollars.
    — Bill Donahue, Billboard, 18 Oct. 2023
  • There are many skylights throughout that flood each room with natural light, including one that runs the entire length of the roof.
    — Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 29 Nov. 2023
  • His technique is to create a little flood by blocking the gutter so the water flowing down the hill pools over the sidewalk and into his yard.
    — Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2024
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flood

2 of 2 verb
  • The rivers are close to flooding.
  • The phone calls have been flooding in.
  • The room was flooded with light.
  • The plain floods every spring.
  • The valley flooded after the heavy rains.
  • The office has been flooded with phone calls.
  • Light flooded into the room.
  • Refugees flooded into the camp.
  • Heavy rains flooded the valley.
  • The company plans to flood the market with this product.
  • Some towns and cities have started flooding task forces.
    — Hilary Howard, New York Times, 15 July 2023
  • But in the past few years, the market has been flooded with single-use models.
    — Cassie Werber, Quartz, 13 June 2023
  • And that’s even before a soda dispenser goes on the fritz and floods the kitchen with cherry coke.
    — David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Feb. 2024
  • The companies that funded the park insist their offset would still count if the dam floods part of it.
    — Lisa Song, ProPublica, 15 June 2023
  • Their deaths shocked the nation, and telegrams and letters of protest flooded into the White House.
    — USA TODAY, 20 Feb. 2024
  • Since the mass shooting, messages of love and support had flooded in from around the country.
    — Henry Gass, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Aug. 2023
  • The first video racked up 5.2 million views and had users flooding the comments with questions on how to use and clean it.
    — Natalia Senanayake, Peoplemag, 27 Mar. 2024
  • Fans flooded the comments section with praise for the cast and the comical video.
    — Erin Clack, Peoplemag, 12 Nov. 2023
  • Draper was hit hard by flooding across the city, the city government said in a news release.
    — Siena Duncan, The Salt Lake Tribune, 7 Aug. 2023
  • And as his hands left the railing, one emotion flooded his mind: regret.
    — Hanna Krueger, BostonGlobe.com, 17 May 2023
  • The office is spacious and flooded with light; a photo of the judge with Pope Francis hangs prominently on the wall.
    — Karen Naundorf, WIRED, 13 Sep. 2023
  • Winter storms can flood Provincetown, and the town is studying how to protect itself.
    — Cameron Sperance, BostonGlobe.com, 14 June 2023
  • When the weather cools, leaf peepers make their way to the valley to watch as it is flooded with yellows, oranges, and reds.
    — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 25 Sep. 2023
  • The strongest could have wind gusts as high as 80 mph (that’s hurricane force), hail up to the size of baseballs, lots of lightning and flooding rain.
    — Leigh Morgan, al, 14 June 2023
  • And so we were just flooded with business from pretty much opening our doors.
    — Jane Thier, Fortune, 28 Mar. 2024
  • Each room is flooded with natural light and there are reclaimed wood floors throughout the home.
    — Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 6 Feb. 2024
  • Steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs were flooding sports and there wasn’t much of a way to stop them.
    — Les Carpenter, Washington Post, 10 Feb. 2024
  • Mold can grow on ceilings, walls, and floors of homes that were flooded or have other moisture problems.
    — Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 7 Aug. 2023
  • But be careful because counterfeit glasses have flooded marketplaces for weeks leading up to the big event.
    — Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 7 Apr. 2024
  • In July 2010, another severe storm flooded the road but the berm prevented water from entering the ballpark.
    — Tom Daykin, Journal Sentinel, 8 Apr. 2024

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