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

Urban Alchemy officials said the worker was hosing the sidewalk to clean feces left by the unhoused person in the video, whom they have subsequently placed in transitional housing.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 23, 2024

“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

The pre-game festivities featured local pop stars, a military marching band, feathered dancers, a colour guard team and a fire engine driving around the field, hosing off the crowd.

From BBC • Nov. 13, 2023

The firefighters now directed all their attention to adjacent buildings, hosing down nearby roofs with fire retardant.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman