Example sentences for: floods

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

  • Without access to foreign markets, there was no way to counter the rash of catastrophes — plague, drought, floods, and famine — at the end of the 18th century.

  • If they are foolish enough to set aside reserves to cover their own cleanup costs after storms and floods, they get no help at all.

  • Next was the Age of Floods with the goddess of waters, Chalchiuhtlicue, as the fourth sun.

  • The New York Times highlighted three prizes won by the New York Times . Eventually, all three papers got around to acknowledging that the Grand Forks Herald had won the top prize for its coverage of last year's North Dakota floods and fires.

  • Without trees to absorb the moisture, monsoon rains run off rapidly, swelling the rivers and causing severe floods downstream in India and Bangladesh.


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