douse

Example Sentences

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Regular fertilizers such as urea, by contrast, douse plants in nitrogen.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026

The earlier disaster may have helped douse a decades-long conflict between Aceh's separatists and the Indonesian government, but a simmering mistrust of Jakarta lingers.

From Barron's • Feb. 25, 2026

A quick douse in the shower, he says, is his usual trick to get them clean.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 3, 2025

But even “Clambake” and “Harum Scarum” couldn’t douse Presley’s musical artistry and fire.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 5, 2025

Baaz, who still stood in the middle of the tent, shouted the command at the top of his lungs, then glared at the little fires as though he meant to douse them with admonishment.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray