douse
Example Sentences
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Winters tried to douse the furor with an initial post on Friday that said Standard Chartered “will continue to speak honestly about the impact of technological change.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
Julian wants to destroy the unfinished Christophers, but can’t bring himself to douse the canvases in kerosene and light the match.
From Salon • Apr. 17, 2026
Firefighters continued to douse the building with water to cool the structure and prevent embers from re-igniting.
From Barron's • Nov. 27, 2025
India's Coast Guard is continuing efforts to douse a fire on a Singapore-flagged cargo ship in the Arabian Sea near the coast of the southern state of Kerala.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2025
A team of medical orderlies installed tan shades on each of the two windows and lowered them to douse the room in depressing shadows.
From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller
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