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

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

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

“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

Papi and Roli are setting up the patio table and hosing off the chairs.

From "Merci Suárez Changes Gears" by Meg Medina