Example Sentences

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Ocean-going tugboats with firefighting equipment had been hosing down the ship’s hull to cool it.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 1, 2022

Koleckai said he had been hosing his property, filming devastation and sharing it with neighbors.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 21, 2020

Firefighters had been hosing down neighboring train cars to cool them and trying to move them away from the flames.

From Washington Times • Jul. 3, 2015