The gunfire almost, but not quite, drowned out the sounds from the valley below.

I swear he drowned out the horn music from next door.

The beat of their wings almost drowned out a desperate whining from the fox.

Inside, all four animals complained loudly of the treatment they'd received, their brays drowning out the noise from outside.

But not so deafening as to drown out the cry of surprise from the shaman.

The noise drowns out the distress signals from the big boats.

The chants were so loud they drowned out all other noise from the crowd.

But that just got drowned out by the noisemakers from the other side.

I thought how pleasant it was that the sound of running water drowned out all the noises from the rest of the house.

But at least it drowned out the terrible sounds from the loft.