douse

Example Sentences

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Regular fertilizers such as urea, by contrast, douse plants in nitrogen.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

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

From Barron's • Nov. 27, 2025

A quick douse in the shower, he says, is his usual trick to get them clean.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 3, 2025

Then torrential rain - while helping douse any smouldering embers - caused mudslides in the burn area and runoff of toxic ash and chemicals into the ocean, prompting further closures.

From BBC • Feb. 22, 2025

Men pumped endless buckets of water and carried them aloft to douse the sails so they would catch what little breeze blew.

From "Carry On, Mr. Bowditch" by Jean Lee Latham