How to Use inundate in a Sentence

inundate

verb

• Rising rivers could inundate low-lying areas.
• Cars lined the parking lot close to the shore and watched large waves inundate the rocks on the water’s edge.
  — John Pana, cleveland, 2 Nov. 2020
• The world’s seas have risen a foot, inundating many coastal cities.
  — Elizabeth Weise, USA TODAY, 21 Apr. 2023
• This is the time of year when football fans are inundated by mock drafts.
  — Jayson Jenks, The Seattle Times, 27 Apr. 2017
• But the rest of the city, with all its rich history, will be inundated.
  — Brigit Katz, Smithsonian, 12 Sep. 2019
• But the advancing tides do more than swallow up the coasts and inundate the land.
  — Denise Chow, NBC News, 7 May 2023
• This way, there’s no need to build a large dam that would inundate large areas of forest.
  — Dyna Rochmyaningsih, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 May 2021
• Parts of Havana were inundated, and wind gusts of up to 130 miles per hour tore roofs off homes.
  — Jen Kirby, Daily Intelligencer, 12 Sep. 2017
• In the past, that would be enough to inundate half the city, leaving tourists to trudge through knee-high floodwater in St. Mark’s Square.
  — Agostino Petroni, Discover Magazine, 23 Dec. 2020
• Last year, high rivers inundated the area up to 4 miles wide at Dos Rios Ranch.
  — Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 20 Feb. 2024
• The storm surge and heavy rains inundated some areas and flooded many of Kolkata's roads.
  — Fox News, 22 May 2020
• Rainfall rates in Houston could reach up to two inches per hour, which will inundate some streets and bring the city to a crawl.
  — Jay R. Jordan, Chron, 31 Jan. 2022
• At this time of year, we're inundated with horror films that, frankly, are just too gory to show our kids.
  — Meghann Foye, Redbook, 29 Oct. 2014
• People are inundated with cards from now through the new year.
  — Lifestyles Staff, chicagotribune.com, 26 Nov. 2019
• Off the Texas coast, this would have inundated ancient coral reefs.
  — The Washington Post, NOLA.com, 26 Oct. 2017
• Her family home in the camp was inundated in recent floods and all nine of them took refuge in a school.
  — Rael Ombuor, Washington Post, 6 June 2024
• This storm will test the levee system in New Orleans with the water that is about to inundate the region.
  — Janice Dean, Fox News, 14 Sep. 2020
• She is inundated with emails and calls from constituents that need help right now.
  — oregonlive, 14 May 2020
• Streets were inundated, and some houses, cars and yards were soaked.
  — Susan Langenhennig, NOLA.com, 10 Jan. 2018
• And many of those dams were in areas that have been inundated with water.
  — Sarah Rankin, The Seattle Times, 17 Sep. 2018
• Did the plan to inundate Souls to the Polls with calls actually happen?
  — Daniel Bice, Journal Sentinel, 8 May 2024
• All year round, floods inundate their roots with salty water.
  — Scott Dance, Washington Post, 18 Mar. 2023
• But since then, the rising sea has inundated 65% of the islands' ancient area.
  — Lizzie Wade, Science | AAAS, 10 Aug. 2017
• One faulty sprinkler can inundate an entire house in about half an hour.
  — Hudson Sangree, sacbee, 6 Apr. 2018
• We had been inundated by emails and voicemails from people all over the country— and even as far away as Tunisia.
  — Glamour, 9 July 2024
• Kansas City has not been inundated with migrants the way some large cities have.
  — Mike Hendricks, Kansas City Star, 17 Apr. 2024
• Storm surge could inundate the peninsula with as much as 3 to 5 feet of water.
  — David Fleshler, sun-sentinel.com, 20 Aug. 2021
• It hasn't been completely inundated by crowds yet, so brunch here can be serene with the option to get boozy.
  — Kristin Luna, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Feb. 2018
• Flights were canceled, roadways were inundated, and a high speed train with 300 passengers derailed.
  — Ashleigh Fields, The Hill, 31 Oct. 2024
• After the video went viral, Solan said school officials were inundated with calls and emails that were mostly from individuals outside the Cheshire community.
  — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 14 Nov. 2024

Last Updated: 15 Dec 2024