How to Use flood in a Sentence

flood

1 of 2 noun

• 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
• Upstairs, the parlor floor is flooded with sunlight and would be perfect for throwing a chic soirée.
  — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 13 Oct. 2023
• And yet, there is precedent for flooding the Hamas tunnel network.
  — Eric Tegler, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2023

Last Updated: 7 May 2024