Explore Doused through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Doused meaning
simple past and past participle of douse
Using Doused
- The main meaning on this page is: simple past and past participle of douse
- In the example corpus, doused often appears in combinations such as: doused in, doused with, and doused.
Context around Doused
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 6 start, 9 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Doused
- In this selection, "doused" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, floods, quickly, firefighters and southwestern stand out and add context to how "doused" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and they doused his home and and was doused at 3. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "doused" sits close to words such as adesina, adityanath and adoration, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with doused
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
For a while you will be doused in unfamiliarity. (9 words)
Fire fighting personnel doused the fire with the help of locals. (11 words)
It said that the vessel fire was doused by the crew. (11 words)
HOT chips, whether they be doused in tomato sauce or gravy, are an Aussie staple no matter the time of year, but the popular item is the latest item to find itself on the short supply list. (37 words)
In an era where even the movies have been consumed by their mythology and the trailers for live-action Disney remakes like are doused in darkness, the brightly lit spectacle of the universe is extra appealing. (36 words)
Even so, whatever relief there might have been in joining high school’s “upper class” was quickly doused by school schedules that often seem in direct opposition to the laws of nature and physics. (34 words)
Example sentences (20)
As heavy rains and flash floods doused southwestern Missouri Friday, Layton Hoyer wanted to get a closer look at the rising river levels.
Compelling, raw, and rocking, Cooper is doused in “blood” while he sings hit songs like “School’s Out,” and showcases a general vampiric side of himself.
Dredged in starchy batter, the meat has a crisp exterior that doesn’t go sweaty, even when doused in velvety sweet-and-sour sauce.
Even so, whatever relief there might have been in joining high school’s “upper class” was quickly doused by school schedules that often seem in direct opposition to the laws of nature and physics.
Firefighters doused a blaze in a one-storey home on Roblin Boulevard on Tuesday night.
Firefighters responded and doused the flames, but officials with the Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations say the blaze destroyed three garages and burned nearby residential property.
Fire fighting personnel doused the fire with the help of locals.
Fire officials said that after receiving information about an explosion at 2.49 pm, fire brigade teams reached the spot and doused the flames in a few minutes.
For a while you will be doused in unfamiliarity.
He then allegedly returned at 2.50am with petrol, pushed past the 52-year-old female resident and doused the building before trying to ignite some paper.
HOT chips, whether they be doused in tomato sauce or gravy, are an Aussie staple no matter the time of year, but the popular item is the latest item to find itself on the short supply list.
In an era where even the movies have been consumed by their mythology and the trailers for live-action Disney remakes like are doused in darkness, the brightly lit spectacle of the universe is extra appealing.
It said that the vessel fire was doused by the crew.
Many of the “children” dressed up in flamboyant costumes and were doused in foam.
Mountain View Fire Rescue crews doused a fire Monday night at a house under constriction in Erie that appeared to be caused by a lightning strike.
Not long after letting the men in, Galdieri was fatally stabbed by both men and they doused his home in gasoline and set it on fire, according to authorities.
She left the event before speaking, after being booed, heckled and doused with tomato juice.
The blaze was doused after hectic efforts for about two hours and 13 people, including four senior citizens, five women and a toddler were rescued.
The fire was categorized as Level 1 and was doused at 3.20 pm.
The IIT team has said that it can only inspect after the fire is completely doused and waiting for it.
Common combinations with doused
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- doused in 35×
- doused with 19×
- and doused 15×
- doused the 14×
- was doused 13×
- being doused 11×
- doused by 9×
- be doused 8×
- were doused 6×
- they doused 4×