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Douses in a sentence

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Douses | Douse

Douses meaning

third-person singular simple present indicative of douse

Using Douses

  • The main meaning on this page is: third-person singular simple present indicative of douse
  • In the example corpus, douses often appears in combinations such as: douses the.

Context around Douses

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 18 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 1 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

quickly 1× crew 1× helicopter 1×

Often after:

burning 1×

Sentence patterns with Douses

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

a helicopter douses burning homes 1× another crew douses the roof 1× media quickly douses them or 1× rather than douses the nation 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a helicopter douses 1× a president who 1× firefighters check the 1×

Common sentence endings:

9 or earlier 1× home park thursday 1× s handler do 1× the roof top 1×

Words around Douses

Just before it in the word index:

doused 124 douse 92 douro 22 dourness 3 douris 5 dourif 6

Just after it in the word index:

dousing 45 doust 4 douste 2 doute 10 douthat 11 douthe 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaai 6 aani 6 aarne 6 aarya 6 aasb 6 aasen 6

Corpus analysis for Douses

  • In this selection, "douses" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 18 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, quickly, crew, helicopter and burning stand out and add context to how "douses" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a helicopter douses burning homes and another crew douses the roof. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "douses" sits close to words such as aaai, aani and aarne, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with douses

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

A helicopter douses burning homes at Villa Calimesa mobile home park Thursday. (12 words)

Firefighters check the back entrances of the buildings on fire while another crew douses the roof top. (17 words)

And there have been warnings but either the media quickly douses them or Mayor Pete’s handler do. (18 words)

Longer example sentences

A President Who Fans, Rather Than Douses, the Nation’s Racial Fires - The New York TimesNYTimes.com no longer supports Internet Explorer 9 or earlier. (25 words)

And there have been warnings but either the media quickly douses them or Mayor Pete’s handler do. (18 words)

Firefighters check the back entrances of the buildings on fire while another crew douses the roof top. (17 words)

Example sentences (4)

And there have been warnings but either the media quickly douses them or Mayor Pete’s handler do.

Firefighters check the back entrances of the buildings on fire while another crew douses the roof top.

A helicopter douses burning homes at Villa Calimesa mobile home park Thursday.

A President Who Fans, Rather Than Douses, the Nation’s Racial Fires - The New York TimesNYTimes.com no longer supports Internet Explorer 9 or earlier.

Common combinations with douses

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "douses" in a sentence?
An example: "And there have been warnings but either the media quickly douses them or Mayor Pete’s handler do." This page contains 4 example sentences with the word "douses" from authentic English texts.
What does "douses" mean?
Douses means: third-person singular simple present indicative of douse
How many example sentences with "douses" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 4 example sentences with "douses", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.