extinguish

Example Sentences

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Projections last year from the New York Fed showed the Fed could have operating profits this year, and that it could extinguish the deferred asset by the end of the decade.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

It would extinguish a radical experiment with an ugly shadow stretching from Lebanon to Indonesia.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026

Scott said that the team should outline the LAFD’s efforts to extinguish the Lachman fire, define the “holdover phenomenon” and highlight new policies and procedures to prevent it from happening in the future.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2026

Residents were advised to keep windows and doors closed during the fire and the excavation process required to extinguish it.

From BBC • Feb. 12, 2026

He went outside to extinguish the lamps beside the Waystone’s sign, only to find that he’d forgotten to light them earlier that evening.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss