Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

In mid-March, as COVID-19 was extinguishing public life in cities across the world, the scooter company announced that it would pull its signature electric two-wheelers from some areas.

From The Verge • Apr. 23, 2020

Percy was extinguishing the flames, which had caught his dress, and John Grant was similarly occupied.

From Guy Fawkes or The Gunpowder Treason by Ainsworth, William Harrison

For the first time in his life he discovered that he was extinguishing, with difficulty, a smouldering resentment against her.

From The Miller Of Old Church by Glasgow, Ellen Anderson Gholson

An old priest in a brown robe was extinguishing the candles.

From The Texan Star The Story of a Great Fight for Liberty by Altsheler, Joseph A. (Joseph Alexander)

A hissing sound soon after showed us that the water, rushing in, was extinguishing the fire burning nearest the ground, though the upper part of the pile of brushwood still crackled and smoked as before.

From In the Wilds of Florida A Tale of Warfare and Hunting by Davis, John Steeple