All 3 Uses
torrent
in
Flags of Our Fathers
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- Mike Strank earned respect by emphasizing the well-being of his young charges, at least to the extent possible in the face of torrential gunfire.†
Chpt 2.torrential = overwhelming
- There were centipedes three fingers wide whose bite caused excruciating pain for a day, butterflies as big as little birds, thick and nearly impenetrable jungles, bottomless mangrove swamps, man-eating-crocodile-infested rivers, millions of insects, four types of rats larger than house cats, and heavy daily torrents of rain bringing enervating humidity.†
Chpt 4. *torrents = overwhelming amounts
- A torrential downpour did not keep 200,000 Bostonians from lining the parade route to applaud.†
Chpt 16.torrential = overwhelming
Definitions:
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(1)
(torrent) an overwhelming amount -- especially of quickly moving water
- (2) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)