douse

Example Sentences

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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

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

From BBC

As a result, the blaze reignited in some places after being doused, they said.

From BBC

Firefighters continued to douse the building with water to cool the structure and prevent embers from re-igniting.

From Barron's