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Example sentences for: douse

How can you use “douse” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

Bush's replies have failed to "douse the questions," "dampen the controversy," or "turn down the heat."
The LAT says that Clinton spoke of trying to "douse the flames of the international financial crisis."
But according to the Globe , which helped douse the Gifford marriage when it videotaped the sportscaster's tryst with an unnaturally well-endowed former flight attendant, the flame is out.