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Many descriptive phrases recur no matter who is speaking, which makes the author’s prose feel like a fire hose aimed at the reader.—
Carolyn Kellogg,
The Atlantic,
8 July 2026 Keeping up with Truth Social posts, press conferences and off-the-cuff Oval Office remarks from the president can feel like drinking from a fire hose.—
Kevin Maloney,
The Conversation,
18 May 2026 The raw fire hose creates noise, raises cost and increases the chance of error.—
Karpagam Narayanan,
Forbes.com,
8 May 2026 By midmorning, rescuers began moving a fire hose under the whale’s belly and around his pectoral fins.—
Jessica Camille Aguirre,
New Yorker,
2 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for fire hose