“In 1280, a great inundation was followed by a very cold winter.”

“Stores are anticipating an inundation of shoppers after Thanksgiving.”

“It exposes the markets of the country to be occasionally overwhelmed with an inundation of foreign corn altogether disproportionate to its wants.”

“A disabled man has been helped to replace his car, which was damaged in the inundations.”

“Over 4m households owe at least twice as much as their home is worth. Such inundations have nasty effects.”

“One moment we have water shortages and the next we have inland inundations and floods.”