Words similar to flood

Example sentences for: flood

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

When Lake Nasser threatened to flood the complex in the 1970s, engineers had the unenviable task of formulating a plan to save it and this they did with consummate skill.
The NYT reports that some pollsters have gotten together to form a Polling Review Board that will monitor and discuss the flood of political polls expected during the upcoming election season.
The cruise ships crank up their flood lights, and the parties begin.
The forces of nature are supposed to avoid any multibillion-dollar calamities such as the recent Grand Forks, N.D., flood.
It now hangs on an electric cable to be hoisted above harm’s way should another flood ever happen.