sprayed

Example Sentences

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Wearers, often young men, get people to sign fake petitions or retail workers to smell candles sprayed with bad odours.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

But that ignores the fact that both choices affect the people around you who are being forced to inhale the viruses or the chemicals being sprayed due to so-called personal choice.

From Salon • May 1, 2026

The numbing lidocaine was injected first and sprayed down my windpipe, making me feel as if I were drowning.

From Slate • Apr. 18, 2026

Tom and Eleni then sprayed the fire with garden hoses to prevent the blaze from spreading to the home until the fire department arrived.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

Often, I would stand beside her and wrap my hand in her freshly starched housedress as the water sprayed in my face.

From "March Forward, Girl" by Melba Pattillo Beals