douse

The idea is to let firefighters reach areas that hadn’t been checked by bomb-disposal teams so they can cut firebreaks and douse strategic patches of land to protect key areas.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026

Two water-bombing helicopters have been deployed to douse the flames in areas difficult for firefighters to reach due to steep slopes and strong winds, he said in a statement Sunday.

From Barron's ● Aug. 9, 2026

Down the road near Chippenham, Godwin's family have gone a step further, installing a network of what they call 'cow showers'- sprinklers that douse the cattle with cool water.

From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026

The roof later became structurally unsafe so firefighters used helicopters and water cannons to douse the flames.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026

He told a girl with a water bottle to douse the burn.

From "Burning Blue" by Paul Griffin

He no longer douses his sponge with dish liquid.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2025

The Philippous’ kinetic style mashes genre cinema with beloved intellectual property, douses the combination with accelerant and lights a match; it’s the product of their personalities as much as YouTube’s milieu.

From New York Times ● Aug. 2, 2023

Then Chambers douses a Confederate flag with gasoline and lights it on fire.

From Washington Post ● Mar. 8, 2022

Naturally, as well liked and respected around the NFL as Lynn is, being the offensive coordinator of an anemic team quickly douses that speculation.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2021

I shake it, and when he pulls away, his mother—her eyes still locked on me—unsnaps a keychain-Purell and vigorously douses Jordan in it, practically giving him an entire hospital bath.

From "Better Nate Than Ever" by Tim Federle

Video emerged on social media showing the jet ablaze while being doused by firefighters.

From BBC ● Jul. 9, 2026

A series of herring gulls have been found doused in oil in the west of the Isle of Man, prompting concerns from conservationists.

From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2026

You’re going to want to consume a lot of instant ramen doused with soy sauce so the sodium gives you moonface, hiding any hint of a zygomatic arch.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 5, 2026

“The Mountain” is, as expected, heavily doused with notions on the concept of death.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 27, 2026

Others were doused with liquid Lethe and stared blankly around them, no longer sure where they were or even who they were.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan

Even once brought under control, officials have warned it will take weeks or even months of soaking and dousing to prevent the fire from reigniting.

From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026

On Wednesday, Powell broached the issue when dousing speculation about a leadership vacuum.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 19, 2026

The household matriarch, Sylvia, 64, said it took them five hours of dousing with buckets to extinguish the flames.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 6, 2026

She said urban water systems and neighbourhood fire hydrants are not built to handle dousing thousands of acres of fire.

From BBC ● Jan. 10, 2025

At the entrance to the same field, a chaplain and his clerk were dousing cases of prayer books and Bibles with petrol.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan