fire hydrant
Example Sentences
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Insecurity is not uncommon among artists—or the rest of us—but few stars broadcast their anxieties to the world like Eilish: She is wildly open, the emotional equivalent of a fire hydrant spraying a summer sidewalk.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 29, 2025
According to KTLA, the pursuit began about 9:30 a.m. near Hollywood Boulevard and Vine Street when the truck hit a fire hydrant then fled police.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2025
"We've lived here for 26 years and we've never seen it tested," he says about the fire hydrant at the end of his block that failed to draw water when it was needed most.
From BBC • Jan. 10, 2025
In a recent interview, Mr. Navarro recalled that, in a heated Oval Office argument, Mr. Cohn “lifted his leg on me,” making a gesture like a dog at a fire hydrant.
From New York Times • Dec. 4, 2024
"My legs are too stubby to jump over anything taller than a fire hydrant."
From "Dog Squad" by Chris Grabenstein
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
