Sentence examples for a flood that from inspiring English sources

Instead, it came in a flood that overwhelmed its resources.

About halfway up the drive, I came upon a flood that extended over the bordering fields.

In that year a hurricane caused a flood that turned the Delaware spans into houseboats.

The agency was overwhelmed by a flood that has clogged its fax lines, telephones and email.

(In 1976, 144 people died there in a flood that followed more than 12 inches of rain).

Many residents live in fear that an avalanche could cause a flood that would wipe away their homes.

That led to a flood that caused close to $2 billion in damage to downtown buildings as the water spread underground.

Around some coastal villages, a story about a flood that took place in the first days of the Earth is told.

At the same time, Mr. Obama posted a small but steady increase, culminating in a flood that surged on Tuesday and helped him claim the nomination.

If the dam ruptured, it could cause a gas eruption and a flood that could flow as far as Nigeria, drowning or displacing up to 10,000 people.

But two flukes of nature--a flood that washed out the canal and a 10-year drought that dried up their mountain source--rudely interrupted the merry desert experiment.