- past tense form of extinguish.
- past participle of extinguish.
extinguished
Example Sentences
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According to the department, adults nearby extinguished the flames by pouring water on the children until paramedics arrived.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 29, 2026
Firefighters had thought they had extinguished the initial blaze and left with their equipment on Jan. 2.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 25, 2026
By midday, firefighters had extinguished the flames at the cathedral.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 15, 2026
It was this initial blaze -- which firefighters believed they had extinguished -- that subsequently reignited on January 7, devastating the neighborhood and parts of the city of Malibu, prosecutors say.
From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026
Even when the circus moves it is not extinguished, moved intact from location to location.
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
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