- past participle of extinguish.
- past tense form of extinguish.
extinguished
Example Sentences
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Since the fire was extinguished, Lineage has been tasked with removing roughly 88 million pounds of spoiled and decomposing food, along with fire and demolition debris.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
He had used tongs to move the barbecue to one side and extinguished it, so he thought it was safe.
From BBC ● Aug. 5, 2026
Firefighters were still battling the blaze in the Moscow region's Elektrostal, while the regional authorities in Tambov said the fire there had been extinguished.
From Barron's ● Jul. 18, 2026
Flashing ahead 15 years, Nafisi’s idealism is much reduced but not extinguished.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 9, 2026
“Impossible!—when I told you how she, on the contrary, deserted me: the idea of my insolvency cooled, or rather extinguished, her flame in a moment.”
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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