Example Sentences

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Doused by days of rain, thousands of people stuck on the muddy playa at the Burning Man festival began to trickle out of the remote area in northwest Nevada on Monday.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 4, 2023

Doused with crema, crumbly cojita, diced tomatoes and shredded lettuce, these were especially good when dunked into a cup of the accompanying green salsa.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 1, 2023

Doused, lacquered, chapped, chilled, smelling vaguely of hospitals.

From Washington Post • Mar. 26, 2020

Doused with lemon juice and rolled up with fresh tomatoes, lettuce and red onion, the lahmacun will quicken your pulse as fast as a Guillermo del Toro movie.

From Washington Post • Mar. 10, 2016

Doused with a bucket of cold water the little Ssassaror staggered to his feet.

From Rastignac the Devil by Farmer, Philip José