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

Over time, they made progress, hosing off embers and spot fires.

From BBC • Jan. 12, 2025

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

From BBC • Nov. 8, 2024

“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

Chief Marshal Williams, for instance, had jumped aboard a passing engine and was now at one of the remaining bridge crossings, hosing it down.

From "The Great Fire" by Jim Murphy