How to Use fire extinguisher in a Sentence

fire extinguisher

noun

• The agents tried to put out the boat fire with a fire extinguisher.
  — Wendy Fry, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Sep. 2019
• Baik tried to use a fire extinguisher, but the fire was too strong.
  — Tara Duggan, San Francisco Chronicle, 4 June 2022
• All my dad did was teach me how to change a tire and use a fire extinguisher.
  — Matt Reigle Outkick, FOXNews.com, 27 May 2026
• Set out a heavy pot lid that fits your pan, as well as your kitchen fire extinguisher.
  — Melissa Clark, New York Times, 6 Feb. 2023
• Someone from the back came out with a fire extinguisher and put out the fire.
  — Gary Warth, sandiegouniontribune.com, 5 July 2018
• Someone had sprayed a fire extinguisher in the room and set off the alarm.
  — cleveland, 30 July 2020
• One of the thieves brought and discharged a fire extinguisher in the store.
  — Martin Weil, Washington Post, 18 Dec. 2023
• Make sure all those in your household know how to use the fire extinguisher in your home.
  — Houston Chronicle, 17 Oct. 2020
• The vessel was sprayed with red and black paint from fire extinguishers.
  — Michael Lee Simpson, Peoplemag, 17 July 2023
• Ayotte used a fire extinguisher to help put out the flames.
  — Riley Rourke, CBS News, 3 Apr. 2026
• At the side of the bus, the crowd tried to hose them down using small fire extinguishers.
  — Nathan Thrall, Curbed, 25 Oct. 2023
• Men bashed each other with fire extinguishers, stones and steel rods from bed frames.
  — New York Times, 29 Jan. 2020
• Keep a fire extinguisher on hand.
  — Cheyenne Derksen, Oklahoman, 23 Jan. 2026
• Keep a fire extinguisher on hand.
  — Josh Kelly, Oklahoman, 21 Jan. 2026
• Keep a fire extinguisher on hand.
  — Cheyenne Derksen, Oklahoman, 22 Jan. 2026
• Wooden pieces from the bridge, life vests and fire extinguishers.
  — Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 12 Apr. 2024
• Always have a fire extinguisher or water on hand in case a fire does break out.
  — Jennifer Blair, chicagotribune.com, 20 Feb. 2021
• Flames spread from the hood all across the front of the car as clouds of smoke and fire extinguisher spray billowed.
  — Cassidy Jensen, Baltimore Sun, 9 May 2024
• Workers at the station first tried to use a fire extinguisher, but to no avail.
  — Cecilio Padilla, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026
• Use a fire extinguisher on small fires only.
  — Elissa Jorgensen, Dallas Morning News, 23 Jan. 2026
• Rescue workers tried to put out the blaze with a small fire extinguisher.
  — Fox News, 18 May 2021
• And onboard fire extinguishers should be kept within reach and up to date.
  — David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 30 May 2025
• The only item missing from a truck there was a fire extinguisher.
  — cleveland, 11 June 2021
• On the floor, there were cans of beans, rows of water bottles and a fire extinguisher.
  — Otis R. Taylor Jr., San Francisco Chronicle, 11 May 2018
• Where were the soldiers and medics and jeeps and water tanks and fire extinguishers?
  — Nathan Thrall, Curbed, 25 Oct. 2023
• In a statement, police said the man was sprayed with a fire extinguisher.
  — Ivana Kottasová, CNN, 1 Oct. 2019
• One person sprayed the man with a fire extinguisher and punched him, police said.
  — Kiely Westhoff, CNN, 23 Aug. 2022
• O’Neal hands James a fire extinguisher and runs out of the kitchen.
  — Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 4 Dec. 2024
• Having fire extinguishers on hand and learning how to use them.
  — Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 5 Sep. 2025
• Someone walks up about a minute later and uses a fire extinguisher to put out the flames.
  — Ashraf Khalil and Michael Balsamo, chicagotribune.com, 13 Dec. 2020