Example Sentences

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That made it 92-85 and effectively doused the Lakers’ comeback.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2026

He posted a video on TikTok of his experiment: Spending the day in clothes doused with an entire bottle of Axe.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 22, 2026

In December however the US Food and Drug Administration doused hopes for its tolebrutinib drug by refusing to approve it for a form of multiple sclerosis.

From Barron's • Feb. 12, 2026

As a result, the blaze reignited in some places after being doused, they said.

From BBC • Nov. 28, 2025

One of us doused her with water from the pond.

From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri