doused
Example Sentences
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It is an emotion that is doused over the closely bereaved, over and over.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026
He said he ran to save a trailer that was ablaze and even caught fire himself before firefighters doused him and the vehicle.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026
They formed a line around the building to be doused with holy water by the parish priest.
From BBC • Apr. 12, 2026
In December however the US Food and Drug Administration doused hopes for its tolebrutinib drug by refusing to approve it for a form of multiple sclerosis.
From Barron's • Feb. 12, 2026
The entire circus is doused in color as the clock tolls, twelve deep chimes reverberating through the circus.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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