How to Use extinguish in a Sentence

extinguish

verb

• The fire department was called in to extinguish the blaze.
• He extinguished his cigarette in the ashtray.
• News of the conflict extinguished our hopes for a peaceful resolution.
• They ruthlessly extinguished all resistance.
• The fastest way to extinguish a fire depends on the type and size of the fire.
  — Jim Baird, Field & Stream, 28 June 2023
• The fire chief and the head of the firefighters union later said that the fire was extinguished.
  — Jon Schuppe, NBC News, 19 Sep. 2023
• No one was inside the shack at the time and the fire was extinguished by 5:30 p.m., county fire said.
  — Bay City News, The Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2024
• Much of it had been damaged by the fire or the effort to extinguish it.
  — Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 12 Apr. 2024
• The study said the public must be taught to roll someone to extinguish clothes that were on fire.
  — Petula Dvorak, Washington Post, 14 Nov. 2022
• The railroad said the fire had been extinguished by 5:30 p.m. Thursday.
  — Josh Funk, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2023
• Braun yanked the sweater off, extinguishing the flames in one lucky swoop.
  — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 3 May 2023
• The man who helped try to extinguish the fire died along with his wife, Doubleday said.
  — Jasmine Hilton, Washington Post, 3 Mar. 2023
• It was extinguished five hours later, and the house was a total loss, the report says.
  — NBC news, 27 Apr. 2023
• The fire would have been caught in time to be extinguished with the firefighting equipment on board.
  — Vicki Moore, The Mercury News, 16 Jan. 2024
• The fire took about 10 minutes to extinguish, and no one was injured.
  — Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 28 Mar. 2023
• One of the first things Batts and Kemp asked firefighters once the flames were extinguished was if anyone had been hurt in the fire.
  — Noe Padilla, The Indianapolis Star, 31 July 2024
• To extinguish the fire, the EPA plans to use heavy equipment to compact and level the site, then cover the remains of the fire with dirt to put it out.
  — Dennis Pillion | [e-mail], al, 4 Feb. 2023
• Rick Vaughn had to extinguish many fires in the weeks leading up to the first game in Tampa Bay Rays history.
  — Tom Layberger, Forbes, 21 Feb. 2024
• Don’t let the premise extinguish your flames, though — the style is anything but stuffy at this 61-room boutique beauty.
  — Lane Nieset, Forbes, 13 Feb. 2024
• The man burned for about a minute and collapsed on the ground, the video showed, before law enforcement began to extinguish the fire.
  — Emily Davies, Washington Post, 25 Feb. 2024
• His three-pointer before the end of the third quarter gave the Lakers a nudge into the fourth and helped extinguish one of the Warriors’ runs.
  — Staff Writer follow, Los Angeles Times, 5 Mar. 2023
• The fire was extinguished, and investigators were called to the scene.
  — Emily Mae Czachor, CBS News, 14 Dec. 2023
• The astronauts used it to rehydrate their meals and drinks, and to extinguish fires.
  — Manasee Wagh, Popular Mechanics, 1 Aug. 2022
• To avoid blowing ash all over the candle, extinguish the flame with a snuffer, or dip the wick into the melted wax, then straighten it out.
  — Lindsey M. Roberts, Washington Post, 15 Sep. 2022
• In the middle of the night the fire alarm sounded, indicating the need to rush out of bed and get to the fire as soon as possible and extinguish it.
  — Bryant Stamford, The Courier-Journal, 2 Feb. 2023
• Sprinklers extinguished a fire in the garage, said Elysha Omoomy Costella, a fire spokesperson.
  — Cameron MacDonald, The Mercury News, 17 July 2024
• Speaking of red, send fire engines to extinguish the dumpster fire that ...
  — Brian T. Allen, National Review, 29 June 2024
• Firefighters were able to extinguish the fire that broke out in a fourth floor apartment.
  — Deanese Williams-Harris, Chicago Tribune, 30 Jan. 2024
• In witness video, fire can be seen on the man’s left arm before being extinguished with the help of surrounding bystanders.
  — NBC News, 6 Oct. 2024
• Anthony Banda stranded the bases loaded in the third, striking out Jeff McNeil to extinguish that threat.
  — Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 20 Nov 2024