hosing

Example Sentences

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In between matches, hard-working staff are hosing down the courts to cool the sand.

From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026

Over time, they made progress, hosing off embers and spot fires.

From BBC • Jan. 12, 2025

He kept hosing: “I could see progress from the helicopters.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 9, 2025

“All wasteful water use such as hosing down driveways and impervious surfaces, allowing water to flow unattended and using water in a grossly inefficient manner, is prohibited,” the Southwest Florida Water Management District website says.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 7, 2023

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