How to Use hose in a Sentence

hose

1 of 2 noun
Definition of hosenext
Synonyms for hosenext
  • There are several hoses stored in the shed.
  • We need another 50 feet of hose.
  • Keep in Mind The hose might be hard to clean in small sinks.
    — Barbara Bellesi Zito, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 May 2023
  • Step 5: Clean the Vent Hose Don't forget to clean the vent hose too.
    — Brittany Anas, House Beautiful, 28 July 2023
  • After your fun in the sun is over, just spray the bag with a hose and stow it away.
    — Madison Roberts, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Jan. 2023
  • Propane fire pits should come with a hose to connect the propane tank.
    — Alida Nugent, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Aug. 2023
  • Just connect it to the hose, place it in the middle of your yard, and turn the water on.
    — Kat De Naoum, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Mar. 2024
  • That forced firefighters to carry their hose around the taxi to fight the blaze.
    — Laurent Belsie, The Christian Science Monitor, 31 Oct. 2023
  • Put the cardboard on the ground, weigh it down with a couple rocks or bricks, and give it a spray with the hose.
    — Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 25 Apr. 2023
  • The pair unwound a water hose to further douse the flames.
    — Dino Grandoni, Anchorage Daily News, 25 Aug. 2023
  • For cleaning, just spray with a hose or use a sponge to wipe debris.
    — Alyssa Gautieri, Good Housekeeping, 3 Feb. 2023
  • The brand claims that the synthetic fiber is easy to clean and can be rinsed with a hose and soapy water.
    — Amanda Constantine, Good Housekeeping, 31 Mar. 2023
  • Instead, use a Bug Blaster hose end sprayer on the upper and undersides of the leaves.
    — Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Aug. 2023
  • Initial fire crews deployed a hose line to the third floor to begin fighting the flames.
    — Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 20 Mar. 2023
  • That moisture has been funneled onshore like a hose aimed at the city.
    — Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, 29 Sep. 2023
  • Gen 2 Flex Vac thanks to a long flexible hose and a brush that picks up pet hair.
    — Barbara Bellesi Zito, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Feb. 2023
  • Allow the product to stand for five to 10 minutes and then spray and rinse the deck with your water hose.
    — Maya Polton, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Feb. 2023
  • Crews set up hoses connected to Hubbard Creek to fight the Cougar Creek fire.
    — Austindedios, oregonlive, 28 Aug. 2023
  • The winds of backlash have shifted, the schoolhouse is on fire and the hose is needed elsewhere.
    — Naveen Kumar, Variety, 21 Apr. 2023
  • The hose that comes with it is long, which also works for cleaning the toilet and bathroom.
    — Emily Shiffer, Women's Health, 3 Mar. 2023
  • The building is crammed with pipes full of marshmallow and hoses full of sugar.
    — Kevin Dupzyk Christopher Payne, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2023
  • When this happens outdoors with a garden hose, the fix is easy: Replace the hose.
    — Jeanne Huber, Washington Post, 30 June 2023
  • Fire crews used four hose lines to bring the fire under control, Hopkins said.
    — Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 4 Mar. 2024
  • Using three hose lines, the fire was brought under control in less than an hour.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 8 Jan. 2024
  • Once it’s embedded, use a hose to rinse it off and hang it over something to let dry.
    — Rachel Silva, ELLE Decor, 24 Jan. 2023
  • The workers sawed through flexible yellow gas hose, pulled it from the walls and hauled it out to the sidewalk.
    — Jeff Brady, NPR, 4 Mar. 2024
  • Shoot them with a hard spray of water using a Bug Blaster hose end nozzle.
    — Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Jan. 2024
  • With a hose for an arm, maybe becoming a guest splasher is his next play.
    — Abigail Gruskin, Baltimore Sun, 12 Sep. 2023
  • Most are simply black bags with a hose and shower head attached.
    — Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 19 Mar. 2024
  • The roof of the house collapsed, as firefighters worked to extinguish the flames with hoses from the exterior.
    — Mackenzie Schmidt, Peoplemag, 15 Mar. 2024
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hose

2 of 2 verb
  • To clean the inside, open the side door when cool and sweep or hose out the cold coals.
    — Taysha Murtaugh, Country Living, 2 June 2017
  • Now hose it off, pump the tires, shine it up with Pledge and get $250 for it!
    — Roy M. Wallack, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2020
  • Remove the brush, hose it down again, and put it aside to dry.
    — David E. Petzal, Field & Stream, 17 Jan. 2020
  • And that started with the weather that hosed dove hunters at the start of the 2018 dove season.
    — Shannon Tompkins, Houston Chronicle, 28 Aug. 2019
  • His neighbor got his son and dog out of the house, then tried to hose down the backyard.
    — Dallas News, 26 July 2022
  • Cops usually make the call to the fire department to hose off the blood.
    — Helen Ubiñas, Philly.com, 3 Nov. 2017
  • Then give the bricks a good scrub and hose them off, using just the force of the water from the spray nozzle.
    — Jeanne Huber, Washington Post, 20 Jan. 2020
  • Joslyn hopped on the roof and begin hosing the house down.
    — Nina Agrawal, latimes.com, 13 Oct. 2017
  • When you’re done skinning, don’t rinse or hose your deer.
    — Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 7 Sep. 2023
  • At the side of the bus, the crowd tried to hose them down using small fire extinguishers.
    — Nathan Thrall, Curbed, 25 Oct. 2023
  • Testers said the rug looked like new after being hosed down.
    — Belle Duchene, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 May 2023
  • No: Most outdoor rugs are designed to be hosed down and scrubbed.
    — Tim McKeough, New York Times, 4 June 2018
  • Firefighters later showed up to the home to hose blood off the driveway.
    — Adam Ferrise, cleveland.com, 22 Jan. 2018
  • Monthly, take your trash bin to the yard and thoroughly hose it down.
    — NBC News, 22 Feb. 2020
  • Squish them with your fingers or hose them off with a sharp spray of water.
    — Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 June 2022
  • Auburn is just wondering whether to hose down its streets or not.
    — Paul Daugherty, The Enquirer, 12 Aug. 2020
  • When the tasks are complete, pull the four corners together and take it to an area to shake out or hose off the mat.
    — Renee Freemon Mulvihill, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Aug. 2023
  • Always the panic of motion and then, between strings, a reprieve to hose down the deck.
    — Outside Online, 11 Nov. 2020
  • From there, empty and hose out the basket, clear any water that might be around the charge port, then plug it in to charge.
    — Brad Moon, Forbes, 28 June 2022
  • Tag, who has been swimming since March, was led into the barn and hosed down so that the water in the pool wouldn’t come as a shock.
    — Steven Goode, Courant Community, 14 Apr. 2018
  • The durable material can be hosed off when you're done.
    — Andrew Moseman, Popular Mechanics, 25 June 2018
  • For deeper cleanings, shake it out, hose it down with water, and hang it to dry.
    — Rachel Dube, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Sep. 2022
  • Keep in Mind: Unlike most of the rugs on our list, this rug is not able to be hosed off and requires spot cleaning.
    — Belle Duchene, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 May 2023
  • Next, hose the screen down or run it through the shower and prop it up to dry off before re-installing.
    — Rachel Silva, ELLE Decor, 24 Jan. 2023
  • The small crew would spend the next 12 hours hosing down their wood-clap roofs and walls until the water ran out, as well as some of the homes next to them.
    — Brianna Sacks, Washington Post, 15 Aug. 2023
  • The fire department followed up by hosing down the front sidewalk on which the bear had been moved.
    — Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA TODAY, 10 July 2023
  • Cleaning crews hosed down the area outside the lobby, which remained taped off.
    — Sean Cotter, BostonGlobe.com, 18 June 2023
  • Return to menu If your fence looks grungy, scrub and hose it off, or use a power washer.
    — Jeanne Huber, Washington Post, 31 Mar. 2023
  • Thoroughly hose down the piece, and using a wire brush, firmly brush down the entire surface to remove mold lines and reveal the stone-like look of the perlite.
    — Kenneth Setzer, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
  • When the injection rate decreased, the compressed air expanded and expelled water through a metal pipe or hose toward the fire.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 23 Jan. 2024

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