How to Use quench in a Sentence

quench

verb
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  • Across the street and a few steps away, quench your thirst at Wines in the Fork.
    — Rebecca Deurlein, Travel + Leisure, 13 May 2022
  • None of the three asked for water or milk to quench the fire.
    — Mary Colurso | McOlurso@al.com, al, 22 Oct. 2020
  • His father’s fate hasn’t quenched his thirst for the ocean.
    — Catherine Bray, Variety, 18 Aug. 2023
  • And to quench the thirstiest of thirsts, Jon Bernthal stars.
    — Vulture, 14 July 2022
  • Sure, a glass of cool water can go a long way to quench a dry thirst.
    — Rebecca Rakowitz, Parents, 17 Aug. 2023
  • In print as in song, Young’s passion will not be quenched.
    — Bob Doerschuk, USA TODAY, 25 Oct. 2019
  • The only way to quench that thirst is to brand cattle and rip open a can of Lone Star.
    — Timothy Fanning, San Antonio Express-News, 24 Jan. 2022
  • To quench your hair's thirst, a few drops of this hydrating oil will do the trick.
    — ELLE, 10 June 2022
  • When a young man tries to quench its thirst, the water dribbles out of a hole in its neck.
    — Mosab Abu Toha, The New Yorker, 25 Dec. 2023
  • Next, to quench parched skin ahead of your face rolling session, do a quick spritz of Chanel’s face mist.
    — Kiana Murden, Vogue, 16 Dec. 2022
  • Still, the clubhouse sprinklers had been unable to quench the fire, LeRoy said.
    — Bill Laitner, Detroit Free Press, 18 Feb. 2022
  • The first of those has already helped quench a recent stock rally.
    — John Cheng, Fortune, 21 Dec. 2022
  • But that wasn’t nearly enough to quench Strange’s football thirst.
    — Jim McBride, BostonGlobe.com, 21 May 2022
  • For centuries, tea has been used for far more than quenching thirst.
    — Katie Hunt, CNN, 21 May 2020
  • Pam and Tim used it to quench their thirst, wash their dishes, take sponge baths and fill their toilet tanks.
    — Zayna Syed, The Arizona Republic, 27 May 2020
  • That water, free of soap and any debris, can be reused to quench thirsty houseplants or yards.
    — Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2022
  • Maybe fog will never be enough to quench the thirst of city dwellers and all their drinking, flushing and washing.
    — John Branch, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2022
  • Sweet ― but not cloying ― the tasty drink is low in alcohol (5.5% ABV), light on the palate and very thirst-quenching.
    — Marc Ramirez, Dallas News, 24 Jan. 2020
  • Rushing waters can’t quench love; rivers can’t wash it away.
    — Alexa Tucker, Woman's Day, 1 June 2022
  • When you're parched in the wilderness, Jared Leto is (apparently) here to quench your thirst.
    — Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 30 Aug. 2023
  • Lunar water could be used to quench the thirst of parched astronauts.
    — Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics, 26 Oct. 2020
  • Owens Lake, which dried up in the 1920s after its streams were diverted to quench the thirst of Los Angeles, has re-emerged.
    — Evan Bush, NBC News, 6 June 2023
  • In this case, the coast did not experience enough storms to quench the thirst of the atmosphere, as well as the drying landscape.
    — Rachel Ramirez, CNN, 23 Oct. 2021
  • There are few better ways to quench your thirst on a sweaty day than with an ice cold beer, and in Katy, No Label Brewing is the place to do it.
    — Megha McSwain, Chron, 5 Aug. 2022
  • Whatever their pitch, the truth is there’s nothing better in nature to quench a thirst.
    — Rachel Wolfe, WSJ, 19 Aug. 2022
  • There’s an eclectic collection of bars in the area that will quench any thirst and fuel any dance party.
    — Kara Franker, Southern Living, 29 June 2020
  • Making sure that your guest doesn’t have to get up in the middle of the night to quench their thirst is a small luxury this stylish glass carafe offers.
    — Gabriela Izquierdo, Southern Living, 7 Nov. 2023
  • Each orb of citrus, berry, or drupe feels like a special gift from the earth, a sweet surprise that can both quench your thirst and fill your stomach.
    — Olivia Harrison, refinery29.com, 9 Apr. 2021
  • The Pentagon’s plan for scaling up production of the shells over the next two years marks a breakthrough in the effort to quench Ukraine’s thirst for weapons.
    — Missy Ryan, Anchorage Daily News, 9 Mar. 2023
  • Here are 15 films to quench your thirst for blood (figuratively, of course).
    — Lauren Sanchez, Vogue, 31 Oct. 2019

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