Example Sentences

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Spanish police published footage of flooded fields and torrents of water that were engulfing buildings and vehicles.

From Barron's • Feb. 4, 2026

But on the Italians’ opening night, the torrents of rain short-circuited TV monitors and panelists struggled to give their presentations.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 21, 2025

On the one hand, this is a place that is known to be dangerous—part of Texas’ Flash Flood Alley, where big storms, dry ground, and hilly terrain routinely combine to turn riverbeds into deadly torrents.

From Slate • Jul. 8, 2025

"Never before had I been left without torrents of things to say," she wrote.

From BBC • Jan. 6, 2025

Sweat gushed from his neck in torrents and poured down over his chest and waist with the feeling of warm slime.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller