How to use "douse" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

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Example sentences for "douse" in popular movie and book plots

  • On the advice of Sir Wilfred, Mark and Sarah enter the waxwork museum at night and douse it with gasoline.  - Waxwork (film)
  • Kosach forces most of the collaborators to douse the Germans with a can of petrol.  - Come and See
  • Humpfrey tells Hugo to douse the dragon with the water, and Hugo does so but accidentally sprays Humpfrey as well.  - Dragon on a Pedestal
  • The news crew douse Deveraux with a fire extinguisher to stabilize him while dr Gregor and his men are arrested.  - Universal Soldier (1992 film)
  • In order to prevent this, Agnes and Peter douse each other in gasoline and set themselves on fire.  - Bug (2006 film)
  • Chowder provides a cold medicine-filled dummy that should cause the house to sleep long enough for them to douse the furnace.  - Monster House (film)
  • When she faints, he ties her up and sets her on a table, intending to douse her with molten wax and make her his lost Marie Antoinette.  - Mystery of the Wax Museum
  • Sonically altered helicopters successfully manage to lure the bees out to sea, where they douse the water with oil and set the swarm ablaze.  - The Swarm (film)
  • Attempting to dupe the hero, he will pretend to have no recollection of the battle, but Vincent will arrive and douse the boy with holy water.  - Castlevania (Nintendo 64)
  • She manages to douse herself in kerosene but before she can light the match she is apprehended by Gabriel, Willem, and Ulf.  - Blood and Chocolate (novel)
  • In a state of panic, Miles uses a nearby bottle of champagne to douse the overheating machine, which then becomes sentient.  - Electric Dreams (film)
  • " but is interrupted by Becker who hits him with a bat and proceeds to douse him with petrol.  - Long Time Dead
  • In desperation, Pete makes a dangerously steep dive to skillfully douse the engine with slurry.  - Always (1989 film)
  • Zombies attack and kill Bart, forcing the others to douse the zombies in gas and set them ablaze.  - Dawn of the Dead (2004 film)
  • Erik initially tries to drown Raoul and the Persian, using the water which would have been used to douse the explosives.  - The Phantom of the Opera
  • The local teenagers open a fire hydrant and douse the street, before police officers intervene.  - Do the Right Thing

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