quenches

Example Sentences

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But quenches -- the sudden, destructive events wherein a part of the material loses superconductivity -- are a major barrier to their deployment.

From Science Daily • Mar. 11, 2024

Listening to KGAY, he added, quenches “a desire for a sense of connection that was in person, that was live and public.”

From New York Times • Feb. 7, 2024

There is, legitimately, no item on earth that quenches and refreshes like good ol' water — especially when you've eaten something especially heavy or you've accidentally eaten the equivalent of your body weight in candy.

From Salon • Oct. 25, 2023

It’s home to fishers and boats, feeds rich farmlands, powers turbines and quenches local populations across its banks and delta.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 23, 2023

This darkness penetrated every place, penetrated Basia's head, and quenched in it all visions, all thoughts, as a blast of wind quenches torches at night in the open air.

From Pan Michael An Historical Novel of Poland, the Ukraine, and Turkey. by Sienkiewicz, Henryk