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.
  • Crews were able to extinguish the fire.
    — Jeramie Bizzle, CBS News, 22 Mar. 2026
  • Crews were able to extinguish the fire.
    — Riley Moser, CBS News, 7 June 2026
  • The fire has since been extinguished.
    — Cbs News Atlanta Digital Team, CBS News, 16 June 2026
  • The fire has since been extinguished.
    — Cbs Chicago Team, CBS News, 23 Mar. 2026
  • Crews have since extinguished the fire.
    — Joseph Buczek, CBS News, 19 Jan. 2026
  • To extinguish this fire with no loss of life and no injuries.
    — Katherine Rosenberg-Douglas, chicagotribune.com, 30 June 2021
  • That is to say, the Church extinguished his art.
    — Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 1 June 2026
  • Words are not enough to extinguish the pain of these actions.
    — Carol Robinson | [email protected], al, 15 Feb. 2022
  • By the next day, the fire appeared to those on scene to be extinguished.
    — Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 11 Oct. 2025
  • The fastest way to extinguish a fire depends on the type and size of the fire.
    — Jim Baird, Field & Stream, 28 June 2023
  • Deputies tried to extinguish the fire but could not contain the flames.
    — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 1 Apr. 2026
  • The fire took more than two weeks to extinguish fully.
    — Hanna Arhirova, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2026
  • The fire took more than two weeks to extinguish fully.
    — ABC News, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Crews quickly stopped the spread and worked for hours to extinguish hot spots.
    — Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Apr. 2025
  • The fire was extinguished and no one was harmed, the spokesperson said.
    — Louis Casiano, Fox News, 14 Mar. 2025
  • Braun yanked the sweater off, extinguishing the flames in one lucky swoop.
    — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 3 May 2023
  • Flames and smoke poured from the large church for hours before the blaze was extinguished.
    — Isabella Volmert, Twin Cities, 29 Sep. 2025
  • The fire was extinguished about an hour later.
    — Briauna Brown, CBS News, 8 Feb. 2026
  • The flames were extinguished about two hours later.
    — ABC News, 11 June 2026
  • Much of it had been damaged by the fire or the effort to extinguish it.
    — Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 12 Apr. 2024
  • Crews began to fight the fire and used a single hose line to extinguish the fire.
    — Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 1 Jan. 2026
  • Her actions helped to extinguish the bright light that was Till.
    — Peniel Joseph, CNN, 22 July 2022
  • The attack sparked a fire that was extinguished within an hour.
    — Pan Pylas, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2026
  • The fire service then deployed eight fire trucks to the scene to help extinguish the blaze.
    — Gina Kalsi, PEOPLE, 3 June 2026
  • But the follow-up post failed to extinguish the anger that the initial post had caused.
    — Bradford Betz, Fox News, 7 Dec. 2021
  • Fire brigades worked to extinguish a fire that broke out at the site, officials said.
    — Kevin Shalvey, ABC News, 19 Mar. 2026

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