squirt

Example Sentences

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A squirt of dish soap, a cup of hot water, a few pulses to loosen the worst of it—then a quick pass with a brush.

From Salon • Mar. 25, 2026

Children use toy pistols and dispensers to squirt coloured water at their friends.

From BBC • Mar. 3, 2026

Unlike the sea squirt, both the lamprey and the frog produced many more versions of proteins from individual signaling output genes.

From Science Daily • Feb. 4, 2026

He found the latter habit so offensive that he at times deployed a squirt gun on the lit cigarettes of unsuspecting smokers.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2025

“And that little squirt Constance? You bet I did. I sent them straight back to their room. Some kids never learn. It’ll be a brainsweep for those two, no doubt about it.”

From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart