extinguish
Example Sentences
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It would extinguish a radical experiment with an ugly shadow stretching from Lebanon to Indonesia.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 25, 2026
The oil wells set ablaze in Kuwait in the 1990s during the first Gulf War took months to extinguish and released an estimated 130 to 400 million tonnes of CO2 equivalent.
From Barron's • Mar. 15, 2026
Scott said that the team should outline the LAFD’s efforts to extinguish the Lachman fire, define the “holdover phenomenon” and highlight new policies and procedures to prevent it from happening in the future.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 13, 2026
Residents were advised to keep windows and doors closed during the fire and the excavation process required to extinguish it.
From BBC • Feb. 12, 2026
If the rats can truly extinguish our light, they extinguish our life as well,” said Vikus.
From "Gregor the Overlander" by Suzanne Collins
Vocabulary lists containing extinguish
A Wrinkle in Time
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The Great Fire
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