Sentence examples for is drenched by from inspiring English sources

Dozens of flood alerts are issued as Britain is drenched by rain and buffeted by high winds after an unusually dry winter.

At the base is a hulking crouton, topped by filet mignon, both slaked in butter; then comes foie gras; and finally all is drenched by a slow-moving sauce of bordelaise, truffles, veal stock and Madeira, which lends a sweetness and tang akin to balsamic vinegar.

FINANCIAL firms have already been drenched by mortgage-related losses.

Roux suggested that it had been drenched by tears.

As it happened, the Berkshires were being drenched by Irene, though Ducasse didn't know it.

He was drenched by the rain but he managed a thin smile as the buses arrived.

The Muirfield Village golf course had been drenched by a morning downpour that stopped play for two hours and by another that led to a 45-minute stoppage.

In short, they have been drenched by a fire hose of creative persuasion of the quality and volume that only two billion-dollar campaigns could muster.

Arriving at the campsite after dark on a rainy night, Mr. Sherman was drenched by the time he set up the tent trailer he had bought for the trip.

With more than 85,000 fans in Azteca Stadium, the throng was drenched by a downpour after the final whistle and before the shootout.

Minutes earlier the thousands of football supporters inside the fan zone were drenched by a heavy downpour as they watched Spain play Ireland on large television screens.