douse

Example Sentences

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On the night the fire broke out, Caruso voiced his fury on live television about empty fire hydrants and the overall lack of water to douse the flames.

From Los Angeles Times

It was as though someone had doused her in ice water.

From Literature

He shuffles off into the brush, shaking like I doused him in drool.

From Literature

The fire - which spread quickly both upwards and between the blocks - was only fully doused by Friday morning, some 40 hours after it started, and took more than 2,000 firefighters to bring under control.

From BBC

Locklear asked that the lights at DeMille field be doused so he could see when he should pull out of his dive.

From Los Angeles Times