Example Sentences

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Indonesia was dousing forest fires with water sprayed from helicopters and inducing rain through cloud-seeding, the environment minister said on Friday, denying that hazardous haze was crossing borders.

From Reuters • Oct. 7, 2023

“Is that why the curate was dousing candles?”

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman

The next I knew somebody was dousing water down my neck.

From The Blind Spot by Hall, Austin

Bubbles dropped the dish towel she was dousing up and down in the water.

From A Sweet Little Maid by Blanchard, Amy Ella