Sentence examples for flood caught from inspiring English sources

The flood caught hundreds asleep.

It said: Your house caught fire, flood, caught fear — it's coming down.

The river Indians launched repeated attacks; the Mississippi floods caught the Spanish unawares; and, ironically, de Soto, the European discoverer of the river, was buried in its waters, after which the rest of his disappointed expedition retreated to the sea, their homemade boats under fire from the Indians.

The flood "obviously caught these people off guard," said Hildale's assistant fire chief Kevin Barlow.

This past week, the elevator in my new building both flooded and caught on fire, so an extra doorman had to be hired to carry elderly women up the stairs.

Reports indicate that in May and June 2015 Nairobi city suffered flash floods that caught the county government unawares and left a huge trail of destruction, claiming lives, damaging roads and property (Achuka 2015).

Compared with the two major camps on the island, which routinely flood or catch fire, it's paradise.

"The city is like a flood, which catches you and keeps you in its chaos.

For some leagues, adopting the World Anti-Doping Agency's code may pose a problem: They may have a flood of athletes caught under those strict rules.

The use of weather radios is most important at night, when tornadoes and floods can catch sleeping populations unawares, but nobody wants to keep a radio blaring all night on the off chance that a tornado might hit.

Heavy rains set off the flooding Saturday that caught many people asleep in their homes.