hosing

Example Sentences

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At one point, firefighters could be seen in TV footage hosing parts of the debris from a window in a nearby apartment building as plumes of smoke rose skyward.

From New York Times

Reuters journalists observed some water trucks hosing down debris as it was lifted into trucks in cities including Antakya and Osmaniye, but in many other cases, there were no such measures.

From Reuters

After hosing off and changing into clean clothes, the kids, ages 2-5, hike through five acres of redwoods and Torrey pines, climb trees, read books and identify insects with their teachers.

From Washington Times

The organisation that represents Wales' 22 local authorities - which are tasked with rehoming Ukrainian refugees - said demand for social hosing was "huge" and no-one got special treatment.

From BBC

If the president wants to spare himself further such embarrassments, and his constituents further price hikes, he needs to stop fire hosing money into the economy.

From Washington Post