A great flood of humanity spills off the pavements and surges towards the theatres at showtime, but the mood is always benign.

In from a quadrant surged a complete flood of foemen.

A flood of pure malevolence suddenly surged out of him.

A flood of adrenalin surged through her system as she did so, as though she'd stepped in front of a speeding juggernaut.

Instantly, a flood of warmth surged through her.

A flood of gas surged forth.

Suddenly, with a flood of crimson anger and humiliation surging in her very brow, she jerked her hand away, and ran out of the door.

After the first explosion ripped through the Brugge Works a flood of humanity came running toward the sound of catastrophe, as another flood surged away from it.

Without warning, at any time, tidal floods rise and surge over the land, leaving devastation in their wake.