Get to know Extinguished better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like destroyed.
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Extinguished meaning
simple past and past participle of extinguish
Synonyms of Extinguished
Using Extinguished
- The main meaning on this page is: simple past and past participle of extinguish
- Useful related words include: destroyed.
- In the example corpus, extinguished often appears in combinations such as: extinguished the, was extinguished, been extinguished.
Context around Extinguished
- Average sentence length in these examples: 20.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 9 middle, 8 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Extinguished
- In this selection, "extinguished" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 20.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, quickly, finally, officials, quickly and blazes stand out and add context to how "extinguished" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include and quickly extinguished the blaze and and quickly extinguished the fire. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "extinguished" sits close to words such as aluminium, complexes and ethanol, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with extinguished
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Firefighters pulled hose lines inside and extinguished the fire. (9 words)
Fire Services attended the scene and extinguished the fire. (9 words)
Although fire officials extinguished the flames, the damage was done. (10 words)
Before going blind Kai was used to help sniff out flammable liquids at fire scenes once blazes were extinguished to see if accelerants had been used and arson committed in a role that meant he relied on his nose just as much as his eyes. (45 words)
Crews arrived on the scene to find a two story residence with smoke showing, upon completing a 360 of the residence, firefighters found fire showing from the rear of the residence and extinguished the fire in under 10 minutes. (39 words)
A spokeswoman for the Emergency Services Agency said the fire had grown to 10 metres in size but had been brought under control and would take time to be extinguished. (30 words)
Example sentences (20)
After almost five hours of working to extinguish the flames, it was confirmed in an update at 11.30pm the fire was finally extinguished.
Although fire officials extinguished the flames, the damage was done.
Another fire that broke out in Paphos district also on Friday was extinguished around midnight.
A Reuters witness saw bodies lined up in body bags and confirmed that the fire, whose origins are under investigation, had been extinguished.
A spokesman for Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service has confirmed that crews have now extinguished the fire and will shortly be leaving the incident.
A spokeswoman for the Emergency Services Agency said the fire had grown to 10 metres in size but had been brought under control and would take time to be extinguished.
Assistant fire chief Gary Porter says the fire started in a suite on the third floor and was extinguished quickly.
Before going blind Kai was used to help sniff out flammable liquids at fire scenes once blazes were extinguished to see if accelerants had been used and arson committed in a role that meant he relied on his nose just as much as his eyes.
Buckinghamshire Fire & Rescue Service attended the property and extinguished the fire in the early evening.
Crews arrived on the scene to find a two story residence with smoke showing, upon completing a 360 of the residence, firefighters found fire showing from the rear of the residence and extinguished the fire in under 10 minutes.
Crews gained access to the roof and quickly extinguished the fire before it could spread or cause additional damage to the building.
Crews removed the log burner from the fire place and extinguished the fire using a hosereel jet.
Crews wearing breathing apparatus extinguished the fire and cordoned off the lampost, making the scene and road safe.
Fire crews from Douglas have extinguished a fire in a garage this morning.
Fire crews were called to the fire at 2.50am and quickly extinguished the blaze after arriving on the scene.
Firefighters extinguished blazes that burned about 30 pavilions at the market, he added.
Firefighters pulled hose lines inside and extinguished the fire.
Fire Services attended the scene and extinguished the fire.
From obvious wigs to an extended shot of a burning stuntperson being extinguished by the movie's stars, is a hilarious lesson in how not to make a movie.
He extinguished the fire and returned with another load of water, saving the house.
Common combinations with extinguished
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- extinguished the 59×
- was extinguished 33×
- been extinguished 24×
- extinguished by 22×
- quickly extinguished 21×
- and extinguished 16×
- be extinguished 13×
- extinguished and 12×
- firefighters extinguished 11×
- were extinguished 7×