fire hose

noun

: a hose used to spray water on a fire

Examples of fire hose in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The challenge of fighting the fire hose of falsity being trained on science has made some scientists cynical about the prospects of victory, Sell acknowledges. Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2024 Both storms will be fueled by atmospheric rivers, plumes of tropical moisture that can bring a fire hose of rain. Taylor Wilson, USA TODAY, 31 Jan. 2024 Crypto firms have been pumping lobbying funds into Washington and campaign donations to politicians as if through a fire hose. Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 28 Nov. 2023 This atmospheric river – a long, narrow moisture band that carries saturated air thousands of miles then discharges it like a fire hose – impacting California this week follows another recent storm that drenched most of the state, including Los Angeles, with record rainfall. Ashley R. Williams, CNN, 5 Feb. 2024 But the fire hose of requests and commitments blasting toward the average knowledge worker in 2024 can’t be appeased so simply. Cal Newport, The New Yorker, 26 Jan. 2024 In the bedlam, a crew member twice ran right by a 50-foot fire hose. Christopher Goffard, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2023 The Food and Drug Administration has been pushing back against Ladapo’s fire hose of misinformation and disinformation for the better part of a year. Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2024 With Disney’s scale, Netflix taking off like a rocket ship, WBD’s finances improving and NBCUniversal benefiting from Comcast’s fire hose of cash, Paramount seems to be the odd man out, with analysts concerned about its debt and its ability to continue growing. Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Jan. 2024

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“Fire hose.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fire%20hose. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

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