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Idiom: Drown Out

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To cover, obscure, or overwhelm by being louder or more intense than.

Example: "He uses the music to drown out other noises around him."

Example Sentences

1
I had to turn up the volume on the TV to drown out the noise from the construction site next door.
2
I put on headphones to drown out the noise of my neighbors arguing.
3
She turned on the fan in her bedroom to drown out the sound of her roommate snoring.
4
We used a white noise machine to drown out the sounds of the city while we slept.
5
He turned on the radio to drown out the sound of his own thoughts.

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