Example Sentences

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Frustrated locals have often staged protests around it, sometimes squirting tourists with water guns.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

They ranged from multiple 24-second violations to lost rebounds to a ball squirting through James’ hands.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 26, 2025

This revealed that the seed projection method of the squirting cucumber has been fine-tuned to ensure near-optimal dispersal and the success of the plant over generations.

From Science Daily • Nov. 25, 2024

Clark ultimately chose to invert a wedge to go left-handed, the ball squirting across the green into the first cut about 25 feet away.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 3, 2024

Soon, he too was working busily, passing tools and squirting oil.

From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt