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

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2026

They needed to douse the fire before it spread further to wooden structures that could have caused the whole cathedral to collapse.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 18, 2026

A fire extinguisher was used to douse the blaze.

From BBC ● May 13, 2026

Julian wants to destroy the unfinished Christophers, but can’t bring himself to douse the canvases in kerosene and light the match.

From Salon ● Apr. 17, 2026

“I’ll give you ten minutes before you douse him with the nearest beverage.”

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros

He no longer douses his sponge with dish liquid.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 28, 2025

Forecasters said that breezes could blow away the smoke, while rain douses lingering wildfires and the region gets its first true taste of fall.

From New York Times ● Oct. 19, 2022

With the onset of an aura — sensory disturbances such as light flashes that presage a migraine — she douses the oil on a tissue and inhales it.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 31, 2021

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

That made it 92-85 and effectively doused the Lakers’ comeback.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 30, 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

He posted a video on TikTok of his experiment: Spending the day in clothes doused with an entire bottle of Axe.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 22, 2026

I doused part of the hall and then the craft room, feeling a wave of sorrow for the ruin of Gran’s beautiful cotton prints and colorful yarns.

From "We Were Liars" by E. Lockhart

"Wildfire in Suffolk burns near nuclear plant" the Guardian says, printed below a photo of firefighters dousing flames engulfing a cluster of trees.

From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026

Regional firefighting chief Marc Vermeulen warned his teams would still have to spend several days dousing water on remaining flames inside the forest as well as at its edges to avoid it picking up again.

From Barron's ● Jul. 30, 2026

Although crews made initial progress dousing the roof with water, an ammonia gas leak was then discovered inside the building, and several small explosions reinvigorated the flames and smoke.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 17, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 19, 2026

Depressed by the turn of conversation, people started gathering the leavings of their meal, dousing the beach wood with sand, and getting ready to return to whatever families or caretakers or safe flops they had.

From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi