hosing

Example Sentences

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Images from the scene showed an emergency team hosing down the landing gear on a Loganair ATR 72 aircraft, which had been due to depart at 10:05.

From BBC • Dec. 26, 2025

In Los Angeles County, local news showed those near the Hughes fire hosing down their homes and yards with water and others rushing to evacuate neighbourhoods.

From BBC • Jan. 22, 2025

It was a life’s work, and Lubanski stood outside the building hosing it down until the building next door caught fire.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 9, 2025

“All wasteful water use such as hosing down driveways and impervious surfaces, allowing water to flow unattended and using water in a grossly inefficient manner, is prohibited,” the Southwest Florida Water Management District website says.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 7, 2023

He goes back and forth on the docks, hosing down the charter boats, once the tourists and fish are gone.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith