Example sentences for: drown

How can you use “drown” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

  • It is in part to drown out these competing impulses and to squelch despair that his lovers fling themselves into each other's arms.

  • One day I'll put them in a bag and drown them in the river for their own good.

  • That's how Sinatra's been using cigarettes for 60 years, dimming the lights and getting them out for "Angel Eyes" or "One for My Baby," sad songs for guys with nothing to do but drown their sorrows.

  • [Lit. to drown oneself in a glass]

  • As for the sounds from other desks, use earplugs or the above-mentioned Walkman to drown out the sounds of celery.


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