hose

Example Sentences

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A giant hose is lifted from the laden ship to the empty one and oil is pumped, sometimes more than a million barrels at a go.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

“We’ll be here till tomorrow dealing with this blaze,” said Major Issa Hamdoun, a civil defense commander, as he watched his men manhandling the fire hose into the wreckage of the building.

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2026

"A lot of energy systems, power plants have rubber parts. Everybody's had a garden hose that started leaking because a rubber gasket failed. Now imagine that happening in a power plant or a chemical plant."

From Science Daily • May 13, 2026

My role as the youngest, was to bring the water hose to water the plants, and my elder sister, Didi’s, was to add soil, and keep the plants happy.

From Salon • May 9, 2026

When Ann and other protesters showed up at Stith’s home that afternoon and began marching up and down his sidewalk, Stith lost his temper and had his handyman hose them down.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson