Collocations for "drown"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "drown" in context.
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drown
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- drown [in the lake, at sea]
- drowned off the coast of [Hawaii]
- the [swimmer, diver, sailor] drowned
- has drowned after falling in
- don't fall in and drown
- drowned himself [because, after]
- drowning my sorrows in [alcohol, beer]
- drinking to drown his sorrows
- drowned out by the [sound, noise, roar]
- drowning in [paperwork, homework]
- drowning in a sea of [information, words, debt]
- drowned in her own vomit