hosed

Example Sentences

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If people get hosed by, say, a bear market in stocks, taxpayers will end up on the hook supporting them anyway.

From MarketWatch • May 13, 2026

And by 7 a.m., it’s all over: the seafood is gone, the floors are hosed down, and a full day’s business has come and gone before you’ve even had your morning coffee.

From Salon • Aug. 7, 2025

City are never home and hosed this season.

From BBC • Feb. 11, 2025

The towering pillars and crossbars of the Golden Lotus Temple were hosed down by the Asads and are once again gleaming white.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 19, 2025

Kabuo went back and hosed the net gurry out the scupper holes.

From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson