quenched

Example Sentences

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I sipped on this drink during a midday walk and it kept me cool, quenched and satisfied.

From Salon • Jul. 27, 2025

"Everything seems to happen faster and more dramatically in the early universe, and that might include galaxies moving from a star-forming phase to dormant or quenched," said Looser.

From Science Daily • Mar. 6, 2024

And, finally in Cleveland, he kept teams competitive despite financial limitations and nearly quenched a championship drought in 2016 on the way to becoming the winningest manager in the club’s 123-year history.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 26, 2023

“We’ve fought fire with fire, never thinking that fire is sometimes best quenched with water. This approach failed.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 22, 2023

His countenance reminded one of a lamp quenched, waiting to be re-lit—and alas! it was not himself that could now kindle the lustre of animated expression: he was dependent on another for that office!

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë