quench

Example Sentences

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At last it was free of the terrible pain that had stilled its roar and quenched its fire for so many days.

From Literature

They are used to quenching their thirst with snow, but with little or no snowfall, they can easily get dehydrated.

From Barron's

The sun was blistering and there didn’t seem to be enough water in the world to quench my thirst.

From Literature

I should have asked more questions, but an overwhelming sense of contentment seemed to have extinguished them, like a cool drink quenching thirst.

From Literature

They guzzled the drinks down, quenching their ragged throats.

From Literature