squirt

Example Sentences

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A squirt of dish soap, a cup of hot water, a few pulses to loosen the worst of it—then a quick pass with a brush.

From Salon • Mar. 25, 2026

Unlike the sea squirt, both the lamprey and the frog produced many more versions of proteins from individual signaling output genes.

From Science Daily • Feb. 4, 2026

His efforts and those of a second fan did cause the ball to squirt out of Betts’ glove, but Torres was called out anyway because of the interference.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 30, 2024

Elephants also use their trunks to suck up water to squirt into their mouths or on their backs.

From NewsForKids.net • Jun. 20, 2024

“You. Are. Tragic,” I say, and squirt a dollop of frosting on her nose, which only makes her laugh and cry some more.

From "Everything, Everything" by Nicola Yoon