quenched

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

"Nay, doubt me not—tho' all thy love hath ceased— "I know it hath—yet, yet believe, at least, "That every spark of reason's light must be "Quenched in this brain ere I could stray from thee.

From The Complete Poems of Sir Thomas Moore Collected by Himself with Explanatory Notes by Rossetti, William Michael

Dismiss me not, e'en if my thirst Quenched with that sweet draught be!

From Poems and Ballads of Heinrich Heine by Heine, Heinrich

Quenched the fire of grief within; without, the fire has little power to burn.

From Sacred Books of the East by Various

The Quenched Spark Gap.—If you strike a piano string a single quick blow it will continue to vibrate according to its natural period.

From The Radio Amateur's Hand Book by Collins, A. Frederick (Archie Frederick)

The old man replies: Quenched, ye youth, is my fire so wild; My evening twilight is cool, but mild; And the blissful hours of my youth are brought, By your lively songs, into my thought.

From Strife and Peace by Howitt, Mary (Mary Botham)