hosing

Example Sentences

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Firefighters quickly began hosing down the smoking reactor -- "they didn't let the fire spread," Solovyov said.

From Barron's • Apr. 25, 2026

Images from the scene showed an emergency team hosing down the landing gear on a Loganair ATR 72 aircraft, which had been due to depart at 10:05.

From BBC • Dec. 26, 2025

He worked six days a week, hosing down cars, soaping them up and vacuuming inside.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 22, 2025

In Los Angeles County, local news showed those near the Hughes fire hosing down their homes and yards with water and others rushing to evacuate neighbourhoods.

From BBC • Jan. 22, 2025

A few were rushing to get out a special edition about the fire, while the rest were on the roof hosing it down with water.

From "The Great Fire" by Jim Murphy