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

They quenched their thirst by drinking contaminated water from a nearby well.

From BBC • Jan. 21, 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

And, finally in Cleveland, he kept teams competitive despite financial limitations and nearly quenched a championship drought in 2016 on the way to becoming the winningest manager in the club’s 123-year history.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 26, 2023

At last it was free of the terrible pain that had stilled its roar and quenched its fire for so many days.

From "Rowan of Rin" by Emily Rodda