quenched
Example Sentences
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I sipped on this drink during a midday walk and it kept me cool, quenched and satisfied.
From Salon ● Jul. 27, 2025
They quenched their thirst by drinking contaminated water from a nearby well.
From BBC ● Jan. 21, 2025
Electrons in metals tend to show only one behavior at zero temperature, when all kinetic energy is quenched.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 29, 2024
And, finally in Cleveland, he kept teams competitive despite financial limitations and nearly quenched a championship drought in 2016 on the way to becoming the winningest manager in the club’s 123-year history.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 26, 2023
The charred sticks still lay on the rocks where the rain had quenched them but the sand by the water was smooth again.
From "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding
