doused
Example Sentences
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A super-sized version of the climate pattern is looming, and there’s a good chance Southern California could be doused.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026
For decades, research has extolled the benefits of a Mediterranean diet low in sugar, rich in fresh fruits and vegetables and doused in olive oil.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 8, 2026
The Gironde wildfires might be under relative control for now, but they are far from doused.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
The “lentils,” as Mars calls them, are then doused in a sugary coating and loaded into huge rotating drums, or pans, to be colored.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026
The fire had been successfully doused on the left side of the house, but what remained was charred and smoking—the rafters glowing like skeletons in the night sky.
From "Stella by Starlight" by Sharon M. Draper
