Example Sentences

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While wife Erica gently douses rumors, Sean McVay, Les Snead, Cooper Kupp and others hint that Aaron Donald is tempted to unretire and return to the Rams.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

He no longer douses his sponge with dish liquid.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 28, 2025

Just when you think a cat-and-mouse game is about to begin, the film douses you in endearing romantic and familial drama; just as surprisingly, danger creeps back into the narrative.

From New York Times • Apr. 5, 2024

Today, the tree foundation’s Green Blocks program douses neighborhoods in green, providing hundreds of free trees ranging from species like Bing cherry and fig to white pine, cedar and fir.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 29, 2024

I shake it, and when he pulls away, his mother—her eyes still locked on me—unsnaps a keychain-Purell and vigorously douses Jordan in it, practically giving him an entire hospital bath.

From "Better Nate Than Ever" by Tim Federle