How to Use inundate in a Sentence

inundate

verb
Definition of inundatenext
Synonyms for inundatenext
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • In towns and counties inundated with pills, death rates soared.
    — Kanyakrit Vongkiatkajorn, Washington Post, 18 July 2019
  • Some of these services tend to inundate you with, well, more stuff instead of tailoring the items to your exact needs.
    — Kami Phillips, CNN Underscored, 11 Sep. 2020
  • Coach Johnson was inundated by notes and emails supporting him and the team.
    — Mick McCabe, Detroit Free Press, 13 Mar. 2020
  • Croisette inundated with a deluge of darkness, both on- and off-screen.
    — Richard Lawson, HWD, 6 June 2017
  • The agency forecast a storm surge of up to 2.5 meters (8.2 feet) was likely to inundate low-lying coastal areas in the path of the cyclone at the time of landfall.
    — Helen Regan, CNN, 12 May 2023
  • In the long term, the rising seas threaten to inundate the islands entirely.
    — Chris Mooney, Brady Dennis, Philly.com, 25 Apr. 2018
  • In the time since, Disney has inundated viewers with countless spinoffs, sequels and TV series on the big and small screen.
    — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 12 Nov. 2023
  • Local news stations were inundated with phone calls as residents rang in to ask what had caused the bright lights which briefly lit-up the skies.
    — James Osborne, Houston Chronicle, 11 Apr. 2018

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