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
“The Mountain” is, as expected, heavily doused with notions on the concept of death.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 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
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 • Dec. 1, 2025
Nevertheless, the commander was not prepared to risk a computer crash in the middle of an alert, and so doused his cigar in the coffee cup of a passing gremlin.
From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer
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