hosing

Example Sentences

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Firefighters quickly began hosing down the smoking reactor -- "they didn't let the fire spread," Solovyov said.

From Barron's • Apr. 25, 2026

Two workers were loading equipment onto trucks and a third was hosing the fresh cement that will sit under a new house.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 13, 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

The prime minister promised back in September to allow veterans to get onto social hosing lists more easily.

From BBC • Nov. 8, 2024

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