Firefighters dowsed a petrol station with water as the blaze edged closer.
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Now Preston realized the woman's face and hair weren't dowsed with water.
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The Fire Service had dowsed most of the blaze by midday.
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He'd dowsed himself in Obsession, forcing Dayle to crank up the vent fan.
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We carefully took her bearings, dowsed our canvas, and pulled leisurely towards her.
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Each injury burned as if he'd been dowsed with some priest's blessed oils.
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Near saw my lantern, 'fore I dowsed it.
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Every light was dowsed on board, and the bells were even not allowed to be struck.
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The glim was dowsed-thewords were Archie's-andin the best contraband manner we stole down the gully.
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With the Baron suitably impressed, Tiffany dowsed the poker in the bucket of water, from which erupted a cloud of steam.
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The fire was beaten to death; a half-score pails of water were dowsed over its remains; and damp earth was flung upon it.
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Looking through my little scuttle port, I could see the flashing of bright waves, which sometimes dowsed my window with a shower of drops.
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In July 2015, international student Rinku Deol walked into the office of his local MP, dowsed himself with petrol and threatened to set himself alight.
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'Pray Heaven I dowsed the light in time!'
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"Only Mr Frank," said Massan; "he's dowsed two birds.
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"Honest?" Beads of sweat appeared on Ben's brow as if dowsed up by an invisible crown of thorns.