extinguished
Example Sentences
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Hopes of finding survivors have been all but extinguished at the Liushenyu coal mine.
From BBC • May 31, 2026
Baird said that while operations were being impacted, his primary concern was "getting the site back to where we need it to be" and making sure the fire was extinguished.
From BBC • May 15, 2026
It said there was a brief engine fire that was promptly extinguished by the Denver Fire Department.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 9, 2026
The Denver Fire Department said that a brief engine fire was extinguished after the incident.
From Barron's • May 9, 2026
A parasite of humans that extinguished us altogether, you see, would quickly be laid to rest in human graves.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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