By gnawing through a dike, even a rat may drown a nation. From LearnThat.org. [Edmund Burke (1729-1797), British statesman.]
Damon said he was especially nervous when he was doing a scene in the water, because “to drown is a very human fear.”. From Wordnik.com. [Rose McGowan Injured On Set Of “Red Sonja”] Reference
My doubts and fears are in the title drown'd. From Wordnik.com. [The Mirror of Taste, and Dramatic Censor, Vol. I, No. 4, April 1810] Reference
I was too busy surfing that I've almost drown aka addicted la. From Wordnik.com. [Hijack Queen] Reference
OpEdNews - Quicklink: US soldiers 'drown' in Afghanistan. From Wordnik.com. [OpEdNews - Quicklink: US soldiers 'drown' in Afghanistan] Reference
Probably all know that a fish can "drown," if the functions of the gills are interfered with. From Wordnik.com. [Joe Strong, the Boy Fish or Marvelous Doings in a Big Tank] Reference
If matters continue on their present course, other religions may not "drown," as Belgorod's Catholics worry. From Wordnik.com. [War Of The Faiths] Reference
They kind of drown out his voice, and they take away from the singer. From Wordnik.com. [NYT > Home Page] Reference
Four British soldiers 'drown' in Helmand as their armoured vehicle rolls off the road and. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Articles related to US warned Britain: you must send more troops to Afghanistan] Reference
"The lad knows us both, and was sartain that we should not drown, which is scarcely one of my gifts. From Wordnik.com. [Pathfinder; or, the inland sea] Reference
Tim.vi. 9, into a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, and such as drown men in destruction and perdition. From Wordnik.com. [Sermons Preached Upon Several Occasions. Vol. III.] Reference
We didn't know if turtle eggs could "drown" because they'd been submerged underwater for 3 days during Tropical Storm Fay. From Wordnik.com. [Does This Blog Make My Butt Look Big?] Reference
Nobody speak abbout Phylliz, biccause Phylliz is su'pose drown ', an' drown 'peop' they don 'count. ". From Wordnik.com. [Gideon's Band A Tale of the Mississippi] Reference
The goal is to save five, not drop off and drown the one. From Wordnik.com. [Is Morality Natural?] Reference
Toddlers fall into pools and drown, planes fly into skyscrapers. From Wordnik.com. [Fighting For My Life--For The Second Time] Reference
There's even a white-noise generator to drown out noisy or nosy neighbors. From Wordnik.com. [Boxed In] Reference
A case of whisky couldn't drown our miseries; Hootie serves us light beer. From Wordnik.com. [The Unbearable Lightness Of Being Hootie] Reference
They will flood the airwaves and drown out anyone who can't afford to spend and spend. From Wordnik.com. [Free Speech by the Millions] Reference
If we did not drown in the dark first, we would visit the earth's most beautiful beach. From Wordnik.com. [The Macphersons: Week 40: Crusin'] Reference
If, instead, he insists on digging deeper in Iraq, America's war will drown out all else. From Wordnik.com. [Losing the War, as Well as the Battle] Reference
During opener Half Asleep, the drums almost drown out Alejandra Deheza's gentle warbling. From Wordnik.com. [School of Seven Bells] Reference
When I'm having a bad day and decide to drown my sorrows in a box of cookies, is that a binge?. From Wordnik.com. [Battle of the Binge] Reference
"I think that speaks for itself" True enough-but will it drown out the voices of smaller bands?. From Wordnik.com. [But It Still Can't Buy You Love] Reference
(No amount of ink could drown the controversy over the Brooklyn Museum of Art's "Sensation" show.). From Wordnik.com. [Fall Preview] Reference
Red Dead Redemption may be calling but it won't drown out a screaming baby who needs a nappy change. From Wordnik.com. [Indie games retailers struggling - hardcore gamer decline to blame?] Reference
Rosenthal also said the fax "threatened to drown out the President's own message" that day in Chicago. From Wordnik.com. [Love, War & Running For President] Reference
Taiwanese military ties and dialogue -- familiar words that could soon drown out all the sweet talk. From Wordnik.com. [PERISCOPE] Reference
We have almost forgotten that this little boy had the horrendous experience of watching his mother drown. From Wordnik.com. [A Time To Start The Healing] Reference
When they're far from shore, he has an impulse to drown her in order to possess her daughter unobstructed. From Wordnik.com. [Lolita At 50, And Forever Young] Reference
For the time being, the voices of Americans and their British cousins will drown out the European cacophony. From Wordnik.com. [European Union: Divided They Stand] Reference
The government may have handpicked Virginia for its conservative jury pool, but these guys won't drown in it. From Wordnik.com. [Homefronts: Seven Things You Need To Know About The John Walker Case] Reference
Obama's Iowa organization made sure to pack the hall and drown out the supporters of all the other candidates. From Wordnik.com. [How He Did It] Reference
West Pointers steeped in a lifetime of rigid military culture tend to drown in the muddy waters of electoral politics. From Wordnik.com. [The General On The Edge] Reference
Domino's Pizza delivery scooters drown out the calls of street cobblers, while pop singer Gloria Trevi imitates Madonna. From Wordnik.com. [The Gringos Are Coming!] Reference
The idea was to see if those who were more precise in analyzing their own emotions were also less apt to drown their sorrows. From Wordnik.com. [Wray Herbert: Why Are Some People More Inclined to Self-Medicate?] Reference
Our schools had given us co-ed gym and wood-working shop, and had told us never to let the boys drown out our voices in class. From Wordnik.com. [Mommy Madness] Reference
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