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

Electrons in metals tend to show only one behavior at zero temperature, when all kinetic energy is quenched.

From Science Daily • Feb. 29, 2024

At this point near Gennadi village, its climate change-fueled fury was only quenched by the sea.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 5, 2023

“We’ve fought fire with fire, never thinking that fire is sometimes best quenched with water. This approach failed.”

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 22, 2023

In the brief flash of brightness, it was on show until the phone light was quenched.

From "Without Refuge" by Jane Mitchell