| When nighttime outdoor lights send glare up and out instead of down, they don't just waste energy, they drown out the sky, too. |
| By her second lap around the interstate beltway the hum of the engine from Jennifer's MG roadster began to drown out her anger and frustration. |
| The clatter of hammers, drills and sanders drown out the voices of the workers. |
| The music, the agency conjectured, might drown out crucial security announcements on the P.A. system. |
| The people were inside and the radio was turned up loud to drown out the din of the men yelling and laughing as they drank coffee and beer. |
| He still has 60 acres of winter corn under water, a lot of which will drown out and have to be re-sown. |
