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Hosing is an English word. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Related words

Hosing | Hoses | Hos | Hoss | Hosed | Hoser | Hosers

Hosing meaning

present participle and gerund of hose

Using Hosing

  • The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of hose
  • In the example corpus, hosing often appears in combinations such as: hosing down, hosing off, hosing the.

Context around Hosing

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 22.4 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 8 middle, 5 end
  • Sentence types: 16 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

seen 1× ferns 1× crews 1× fire 1× man 1× peter 1× seed 1× friend 1× cursory 1× start 1×

Often after:

down 5× off 2× nicholls 1× now 1×

Sentence patterns with Hosing

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

a cursory hosing now and 1× a man hosing down what 1× also seen hosing off the 1× best friend hosing me down 1× deck runoff hosing out fish 1× disk fire hosing the universe 1× hosing the affected 1× overall seed hosing nicholls state 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

crews were still 1× firefighters were also 1× hosing the affected 1× locals are also 1× north dakota state 1× on one memorable 1×

Common sentence endings:

a plane shirtless 1× at the fargodome 1× cowell state park 1× degrees below zero 1× down the area 1× from the design 1×

Words around Hosing

Just before it in the word index:

hosiery 19 hosier 8 hosie 8 hosiah 3 hoshiyar 2 hoshinoya 2

Just after it in the word index:

hosios 2 hosius 2 hosk 5 hoskin 21 hosking 27 hoskins 73

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaa 21 abductees 21 abetment 21 abhors 21 abidal 21 ablution 21

Corpus analysis for Hosing

  • In this selection, "hosing" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.4 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, seen, ferns, crews, down, off and nicholls stand out and add context to how "hosing" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a cursory hosing now and and a man hosing down what. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "hosing" sits close to words such as aaaa, abductees and abetment, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with hosing

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

They start hosing down the area. (6 words)

Crews were still hosing down hot spots Friday night. (9 words)

Simply washing it with water (eg hosing it down) is can make things worse. (14 words)

Longer example sentences

The blaze gutted the hotel, and though it was deemed under control about 10:30 p.m. that night, firefighters worked overnight hosing down flare ups and hotspots in temperatures that reached 8 degrees below zero with a windchill of 25 degrees below zero. (44 words)

Locals are also begging for more assistance after many have been forced to take matters into their own hands, with homeowners working side-by-side professional crews hosing down burning redwoods in Henry Cowell State Park. (36 words)

Without that exemption, small vessel operators and fishermen would have to get Environmental Protection Agency permits even for basic activities, like vessel deck runoff, hosing out fish holds and other minor discharges. (32 words)

Example sentences (16)

Firefighters were also seen hosing off the blood from the footpath and road, the Herald Sun reported.

What an amazing weekend for NZ- America’s Cup, Test win in India, Silver Ferns hosing the Aussies in Wellington and now going very well in the T20 final.

Locals are also begging for more assistance after many have been forced to take matters into their own hands, with homeowners working side-by-side professional crews hosing down burning redwoods in Henry Cowell State Park.

Pressures in this doughnut of doom squeeze powerful jets of particles and radiation out the top and bottom of the disk, fire-hosing the universe.

Simply washing it with water (eg hosing it down) is can make things worse.

The damning report concludes with a man hosing down what appears to be blood on the road.

The second part of the premiere started with Peter hosing off a plane shirtless.

Crews were still hosing down hot spots Friday night.

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North Dakota State opens the FCS Playoffs as the top overall seed, hosing Nicholls State (9-4) Saturday at 2:30 at Gate City Bank Field at the Fargodome.

On one memorable expat weekend several of us flew to Nepal and I wore it on a night that culminated with my best friend hosing me down in the shower.

They need proper maintenance and thorough cleaning, not a cursory hosing now and then.

They start hosing down the area.

Unless you’re actually hosing it off or dropping it onto the patio, though, you’d not guess that from the design.

Hosing the affected area down with a forceful stream of water will also break up colonies and removes the visible growth.

The blaze gutted the hotel, and though it was deemed under control about 10:30 p.m. that night, firefighters worked overnight hosing down flare ups and hotspots in temperatures that reached 8 degrees below zero with a windchill of 25 degrees below zero.

Without that exemption, small vessel operators and fishermen would have to get Environmental Protection Agency permits even for basic activities, like vessel deck runoff, hosing out fish holds and other minor discharges.

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Common combinations with hosing

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "hosing" in a sentence?
An example: "Firefighters were also seen hosing off the blood from the footpath and road, the Herald Sun reported." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "hosing" from authentic English texts.
What does "hosing" mean?
Hosing means: present participle and gerund of hose
How many example sentences with "hosing" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "hosing", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.