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Sentence Examples The supposed height of summer has seen deluge after deluge with floods and misery across the country. The sudden arrival of warm wet weather caused a mass night-time migration of frogs, newts and toads to deluge the centre in Barnes. Those of us working in paediatric imaging expected a deluge of inquiries from worried parents. A perfect deluge of rain instantly followed, and the roads were quickly flooded. It was fine until I lifted the bag, which then spilled its contents all over the floor and all over me in a slimy, sickly-sweet smelling deluge. Buried among a deluge of mood boards and contact reports, it'd been a few days since I'd enjoyed social human contact. The established main companies plan to open new outlets to cater for the deluge of cash being wagered by city gamblers. Then they went home and played the accursed thing, and second-hand shops nationwide braced themselves for the deluge. Perhaps it's because of the deluge of words, perhaps it's the weightiness of the subject, but one doesn't actually become involved emotionally. The skies opened up and the cool September rain poured down in deluge upon the armory at Teaneck. I notice that they do not seem to lose the deluge of junk mail that comes through our letter box, which goes straight into our bin. He brought an extra life to the character who stands listless before a deluge of tragedies as his children die in succession. Warning bells went off for locals in the 1970s after a deluge of visitors discovered the elephant seal rookery. My colleagues' somewhat ropey grasp of physics resulted in a deluge of emails pointing out the error of our ways. It was this Temple which first predicted the deluge destined to destroy the Atlantean civilisation. Traders in Gorse Hill fear customers are shopping elsewhere because of a deluge of fast food outlets and takeaways. Volunteers have reinforced dikes along the Elbe River and sandbagged their homes and businesses trying to avoid a deluge. While I don't know about crowd numbers, I do expect a deluge of sarcastic barbs from the blogosphere. A bit of rain she can cope with but a deluge of hard, stinging pingy bits of ice is too much even for Dolly the Mega Cat. At midnight I could hear in my bed the terrific gusts and the sounds of a driving deluge. Show More Sentences Then a deluge, arches of water flowing from the scuppers, splashing onto the rocks, connecting the house with the earth. And nothing proves my thesis more than comparing Spielberg's movies to the deluge that comes after him. Ten days after this deluge, torrential rain fell in Tasmania, causing major flooding in the Derwent Valley. The heavens opened and a deluge of biblical proportions had within minutes, turned roads into fast-flowing rivers and gardens into lakes. Fresh new buying migrates in slowly, a trickle at first that may grow into a deluge many years later. It was as if a leathery membrane had slit open and out popped a deluge of technical knowledge I'd really honestly quite forgotten. But with just one day to go, fate spites me with a deluge and I shall drive to work draped in towels and with a cap on my head. The steady trickle of female, retro styled soul vocalists is threatening to become something of a deluge these days. The Duke of York almost risked a real-life deluge for his visit to the opening night of the Millennium Mystery Plays. The floods that threatened to deluge the centre of York yesterday put paid to virtually all weekend river match action. Or was it a forecast of the deluge of disaster that has since overtaken the area and the country in the form of cold, heartless crime? The problem first surfaced when a deluge on July 12 th 1997, swept through the Glencullen area. He was distracted from his blindness, he says, by the deluge of mental and physical challenges coming his way. Understanding the deluge of data that comes from Twitter's firehose is no simple task. The rain began in the early hours and seemed to be easing as late evening approached but the real deluge came as darkness came on. It's important to prioritize the daily deluge of information, demands and requests that you get at work and at home. The city was on a knife-edge tonight as its flood defences faced their toughest test following the continuing deluge. Which is good, of course, providing the flow doesn't become a flood, and the flood a mindless deluge. The recent deluge has left most cattle farmers in a crisis situation as regards grazing management and silage cutting. At Harrogate, the hosts were put in to bat on a new strip hastily prepared because the intended pitch had been flooded by Friday's deluge. Show More Sentences I went outside into a biblical deluge, with no plan beyond having a big kip in the car. York was on a knife-edge tonight as the city's flood defences faced their toughest test following the continuing deluge. But after the flood, after the deluge they treated us as partners, not as workers for them, not as slaves, and started to give us knowledge. After 30 hours of continuous torrential rain, rivers and streams around Taranaki were struggling to cope with the deluge of water. A titanic crash of thunder heralds the return of the darkness and the onset of a truly biblical deluge. The game ended in a deluge of rain and sleet but to the credit of both teams they continued to play positive football to the end. And then the heavens opened, releasing a deluge of heavy rain that had all three of us scrambling to be the first back in the house. And, when he stood entranced in the eye of the storm, he did not think that the deluge would close over him. Anyway, after that little digression, I am pleased to report that we had a deluge of rain here yesterday. Alas this was not to be, as a deluge of rain descended and the dancing had to be abandoned. Hundreds of residents who had suffered the deluge after yesterday's rain welcomed the clear skies today as they set about assessing their loss. Their Shiraz variety grapes had to battle to survive after a deluge of 200 mm of rain. Then the final week of May brought a deluge of rain especially in the West. Villagers look like they will be losing their main bus service in just over a fortnight, despite a deluge of complaints to the bus company. Police fielded a deluge of car vandalism complaints from motorists in north and west Wiltshire over Christmas. These letters have triggered a deluge of complaints to the watchdog, who seems to be treating them sympathetically, although he's no soft touch. Certainly an impact in the North Sea would deluge all of the coasts in all directions. The floods that threatened to deluge the town centre yesterday put paid to virtually all weekend river match action. Alas this was not to be as a deluge of rain descended and the dancing had to be abandoned. But Anderson admitted the park's unique location also serves as a deterrent to the deluge of visitors he's hoping for. Show More Sentences If you totally unplugged during your trip, then you'll probably come back to an absolute deluge of emails. Businesses were counting the cost of the deluge as many were flooded for the third time in just six weeks. Picturesque coastal areas hit by the Prestige oil tanker spill were facing a fresh deluge of sludge yesterday, with fierce winds blowing slicks in from the Atlantic. After the deluge which forced the abandonment of play before 3pm on Friday, conditions remained difficult with blustery winds being interspersed by violent squalls. Get ready for a deluge of information and disinformation on this one. The recent deluge and the resulting floods have no doubt made many househunters think about what dangers they could encounter when buying a new house. And so the deluge of emotion in the concluding scenes comes off as dispiritingly false, even if the storytelling talent which preceded it was undoubtedly real. It was summer, the air sultry and heavy with the approaching deluge. Preliminary data suggest this rainfall triggered a 500-year flood deluge. The April festival has been sunk by an ill-timed deluge of rain. These were no more than the drops of rain that preceded the deluge. This was the first day in the Alps and on the top of Col de Ramaz they had almost three inches of rain when a deluge came down on them for a full forty five minutes. The water level was about six feet below the bank coping stones, but during the deluge the water level rose so much that it completely covered the banking. They were back just in time to be saved from the deluge which came down on 6 March causing the creeks to be flooded and the Cooper to run a banker. Move potted plants you want to protect from freezing under the eaves of the house or some other spot where they will be protected from the deluge of winter rains. But there has been a nonstop deluge of bad news for ink on paper types that makes you wonder whether there is light at the end of the preverbal tunnel. The maypole dancing unfortunately coincided with a particularly heavy shower but the young performers bravely completed their routine despite the deluge. That distinction goes to the deluge of brainless stories about high life and high society and the branding of beautiful people as experts on everything under the sun. Then down came the deluge and it rained like I have never seen. The shops on the riverside suddenly seemed a dangerous place to shelter from the deluge, which had started with a cloudburst about 3 pm on Monday afternoon. Show More Sentences Despite the deluge of World Cup promotions and advertising campaigns, Walkers' heavy spending and football tie-ins appear to have cut through the advertising clutter. The systems track the deluge of details associated with each freight load, including the shipper, the carrier, the goods, bills of lading, and the like. Here in northern Idaho, near where the deluge began, I survey the rounded mountains and river deltas, trying to imagine the force of such a catastrophe. The language is boilerplate, but given the deluge of speculation regarding their fate, it seems to underline the extent of the uncertainty surrounding its plans. Although much of the rest of Scotland was shrouded in mist and heavy rain, the deluge which dampened Aberdeen in the morning had abated long before kick off. The asterisk for the inevitable deluge of commenters noting that the honor isn't actually a Nobel Prize. I suppose they did not think that, having been published before the deluge, it could have safely survived that world-wide calamity, the abolisher of all things. Yorkshire League groundsmen face another race against time this year, after this week's deluge threatened to wash out the first games of the new millennium. Meanwhile, insurance companies are bracing themselves for multi-million euro claims following the deluge which left scores of homes and businesses flooded. He was visited by the great gods, who decided there would be a great deluge, told him to make a boat and carry in it the seed of all living things. That strategy had the support of the city's power brokers and it got all the fuel it needed in 1938, when the worst deluge in Los Angeles history killed 87 people. Olympian Daley received a deluge of goodwill messages after announcing he was in a gay relationship last December. The deluge comes from the ceiling, where excess rainwater has worked its way into the subway car from outside. It's a panicky move coming amid a deluge of corruption allegations a week before key elections. In fact the Finuge pitch, despite the best efforts of the committee, looked the worse for wear after the summer deluge and was not suitable for such an important fixture. The deluge continued after the restart as Hornets turned on the style. Meanwhile, the deluge of rain continues, in fits and starts. A continuously circulated firewater line supplies a deluge cooling system in each gathering center for fire containment. It doesn't take too many follows to become overwhelmed with the deluge of content on Twitter. For others, it can mean that time spent indulging an unusual interest can result in a deluge of further targeted marketing that may be unwelcome. Show More Sentences Tears were a part of who he was. But this wasn't the usual cryfest. It was a deluge. Unfortunately, the deluge of details weighs the book down in parts. Divorce ensued, along with a deluge of humiliating media coverage. The authors also reject the literalism of flood geology and the concordist approach of regional catastrophes in the Noachian deluge story. The deluge continued for hours, drenching the land and slowing traffic to a halt. Lone Man was involved in many of the creation myths as well as one of the deluge myths. In the West fossilized sea creatures on mountainsides were seen as proof of the biblical deluge. The controversial article triggered a deluge of angry letters from readers. Ornithologists feel this winter's invasion may even eclipse the waxwing deluge of 2009 when hundreds gathered in Meriden. Investors are attempting to dog paddle through the deluge of economic information that has flooded the market this morning. Sinars and his colleagues have now plucked from Z's X-ray deluge a grainy record of those wires' fates. Firefighters were attacked by young yobs armed with fireworks as they faced a deluge of emergency call-outs last night. The overall product mix now includes over 700 styles of leggings and bodysuits that include a deluge of fashion forward styles and designs. The legend of Cantre'r Gwaelod is comparable to the deluge myth found in nearly every ancient culture, and it has been likened to the story of Atlantis. The deluge of come-ons includes pleas for noncandidates like the Young Texans Legislative Caucus, the Texas House Farm-to-Table Caucus and the Texas Legislative Study Group. Dubbed The Valentine's Day Storm, the deluge is expected to develop near the Azores, running northeastwards across Wales and England during today and tomorrow. Asquith was never in doubt as to the correctness of his approach, although a deluge of correspondence urged him to save the country from Socialism. According to researchers, falling in love releases a deluge of chemicals that make us swoon, flush, and sweat, our hearts race, and our brains turn obsessional. Examples from Classical Literature Shem is a son of an hundred years, and begetteth Arphaxad two years after the deluge. The world was stifling in a deluge of gray, cold mists, unstirred by a breath of air. The needlessness of a universal deluge, as a partial one would have answered all purposes. For instance, the tradition of a deluge in Mexico has often been referred to as a confirmation of the Noachian flood. Some of his guests he greets with a Noachian deluge of swift French words and high-pitched cries of welcome. He made a trip of his own along the main-deck, scrambling upon the spars to avoid the occasional deluge which swept her amidship. The roads were rifted and torn up by the deluge of rains which had poured down the mountain sides. The deluge is the flood which the great Yu regulated as minister of the Emperor Yau. Every time a man swallows an oyster, he has evidence that the Noachian deluge did not take place. Even thus lightened, we could scarcely move the sledge, struggling on, sinking to the thighs in the flocculent deluge. Manassas gave a stamp of prestige to Southern valor and soldiership, which not even a deluge of subsequent disasters could efface. We were going to Huntsville on our motors, Jerry explained, and we got caught in the deluge. Would that it could broaden and increase to a general deluge, and submerge the world! It must be remembered that it was the ogygian deluge which was said to have been partial and to have inundated Attica. And he realized what a blessing the deluge of rain was in that world of resinous timber. The sun is sometimes obscured for weeks, the brooks swell into roaring torrents, and the country is threatened with a deluge. Of all sentient creatures in that deluge he was suffering most. The track is heavy after 30 millimetres of rain on Sunday night and was due a further deluge last night into this morning. The canoe was nearly overturned, and a deluge of water came pouring over the gunwale. It is here represented in an exaggerated sense, as a deluge. Show More Sentences Then came the rain, a deluge, a straight, horizontal sheet that poured along like a river, defying gravitation. The thunder boomed, the lightning glared, the storm-winds raged, the deluge poured down. A deluge against which the stoutest oil-skin is as blotting-paper. The window went up, a maid-servant's discordant voice profaned the holy calm, and a deluge of water drenched the prone martyr's remains! Let cares like a wild deluge come, And storms of sorrow fall, May I but safely reach my home, My god, my Heaven, my All. It seemed my only way of escape, and after that, the deluge. The rain, falling in a deluge, was driven by a wind like a hurricane. On the face of the Noachian deluge innumerable forest trees were floating. Gwynn and Valerie Roberts, of Prestatyn, were stuck for two hours when the A67 Santander motorway became blocked following the deluge on Wednesday. A single clap of thunder detonated in the hollow with a violence that seemed capable of bursting into small pieces the ring of high land, and a warm deluge descended. They halted, they stood their ground a moment against that withering deluge of fire, then they broke, faced about and swept toward the ditch like chaff before a gale. Find more words! 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What is the opposite of deluge? Words that rhyme with deluge What is the past tense of deluge? What is the plural of deluge? What is the noun for deluge? Translations for deluge Use our Sentence Generator Nearby Words deluding deludes deluder deluded delude Deluca Deluge deluged deluges delusion delusional delusionally 6-letter Words Starting With d de del delu delug