hose

Example Sentences

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A giant hose is lifted from the laden ship to the empty one and oil is pumped, sometimes more than a million barrels at a go.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

"A lot of energy systems, power plants have rubber parts. Everybody's had a garden hose that started leaking because a rubber gasket failed. Now imagine that happening in a power plant or a chemical plant."

From Science Daily • May 13, 2026

My role as the youngest, was to bring the water hose to water the plants, and my elder sister, Didi’s, was to add soil, and keep the plants happy.

From Salon • May 9, 2026

There's also the question of how effectively policymakers could hose down a financial fire.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

It changes again to show men and women marching, even against the blast of a fire hose.

From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston