sprayed
Example Sentences
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In forward mode, water sprayed outward as it would from an ordinary lawn sprinkler.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 17, 2026
Rescuers perched atop the structure cut holes in the roof and sprayed a special solution onto the hot spots, as regular water could have frozen and quickly weighed down the entire structure.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
The pitted road surface was scalped by a 30-tonne machine planer and the debris swept out before a bitumen emulsion binder was sprayed ahead of the laying of fresh asphalt.
From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2026
Earlier in the week, Kim, who had led a fact-finding tour inside the for-profit prison, had himself been pepper sprayed when he attempted to de-escalate tensions between the protestors and the federal immigration officers.
From Salon ● May 30, 2026
Katz and I found ourselves carelessly bumped and jostled into the darkest corners, sprayed with water from clothes being shaken out, and knocked in the head with casually discarded equipment.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
