Example Sentences

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Whenever they felt liquid spraying down from the stands, they could only hope it was beer.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

It was a bad day for her as she was spraying her tee shots.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026

Emergency crews have been spraying the tank with water to try to stabilise its temperature, following some rapid heat increases since Thursday.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

Firefighters had warned Saturday that the tank was heating up, adding to fears of a catastrophic blast, and have been spraying water to cool the tank.

From Barron's • May 24, 2026

Piper put her new sword to good use, while spraying food from the cornucopia in her other hand—using hams, chickens, apples, and oranges as interceptor missiles.

From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan