Sample Sentences for
inundate
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inundate as in:  inundated by the flood

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The basement was inundated in the storm.
inundated = flooded
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    It took about twenty minutes for the spindrift to inundate my bivvy sack, a thin nylon envelope shaped exactly like a Baggies sandwich bag, only bigger, to the level of the breathing slit.  (source)
    inundate = fill (with snow)
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    The fact that my mom will inundate me with questions about where I've been since last night.†  (source)
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    The hospital refused to allow other visitors even though they were inundated by requests, as they wanted me to be able to concentrate on my rehabilitation in private.†  (source)
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    While investigators combed Japan for Mutsuhiro, prosecutors were inundated with some 250 POW affidavits concerning his actions in camps.†  (source)
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    Fancy me yielding and melting, as I am doing: human love rising like a freshly opened fountain in my mind and overflowing with sweet inundation all the field I have so carefully and with such labour prepared — so assiduously sown with the seeds of good intentions, of self-denying plans.†  (source)
    standard suffix: The suffix "-tion", converts a verb into a noun that denotes the action or result of the verb. Typically, there is a slight change in the ending of the root verb, as in action, education, and observation.
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    The spring tides had not come in full force, the great flood tides that would inundate the marshes completely, washing away tons of the Spartina grasses that had finished the life cycle, bringing the dead grasses in clumps from the inner marsh, and carrying them out to sea.†  (source)
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    The reaping of the wheat had begun in our north midland county of Loamshire, but the harvest was likely still to be retarded by the heavy rains, which were causing inundations and much damage throughout the country.†  (source)
    standard suffix: The suffix "-tions", converts a verb into a plural noun that denotes results of the verb. Typically, there is a slight change in the ending of the root verb, as in actions, illustrations, and observations.
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    He tried to suppress the welter of thoughts, both to preserve some measure of privacy and to avoid inundating Glaedr with unwanted information, thus confirming the dragon's opinion about his lack of discipline.†  (source)
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    this light which inundates my hand is gold!†  (source)
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    Moments later we were inundated with a flood of calls from media, clients, families, and children's rights advocates.†  (source)
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    Every pore inside the boys' cheeks became a spouting fountain; they could scarcely bail out the cellars under their tongues fast enough to prevent an inundation; little overflowings down their throats occurred in spite of all they could do, and sudden retchings followed every time.†  (source)
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    I'll inundate you.†  (source)
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    There occurred, infamous to relate, inundations of the sewer.†  (source)
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inundate as in:  inundated with requests

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We were inundated with requests.
inundated = overwhelmed
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    We were inundated with phone calls.
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    These are all the 'games' other people have found and sent to us. We've been inundated with them, as you can see.  (source)
    inundated = overwhelmed with a large number
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