Sentence examples for sprayed from inspiring English sources

The word "sprayed" is correct and usable in written English.
It is a verb that can be used to describe the action of emitting or dispersing liquid or an aerosol in a wide range of directions. For example, "The gardener sprayed the plants with water to keep them healthy."

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sprayed

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Bernie has lately hit on the notion that F1 would be considerably enlivened if water were sprayed on the track at random moments during the race (I'm not sure, but does anyone else detect a Flashdance influence here?).

Another features a kitten sprayed on the remains of a wall, posed playing with a coiled ball of rusted metal as if it were wool.

To create the oak-smoked snow: Rock salt is placed onto an oven tray and sprayed with oak smoke before being cooked.

Star Wars F1 would bring a whole new audience to what I feel sure we must call "the product" and, to be honest, it wouldn't involve too much tinkering – especially given the presence of the dinosaurs in the pit lane, easily sprayed grey, stuck over with kapok and passed off as something from the planet Hoth.

It said there was no evidence to suggest that those sprayed posed a threat to the police or to the arrested woman.

Men were disembowelled, roasted on wires over open fires, or sprayed with industrial acid.

One councillor's window had been smashed with a plant pot, while others' homes had been sprayed with paint, a party spokesman said.

I send the recipe for the yellow potion I saw being sprayed in Bajo Lempa to Professor Andrew Watterson of the University of Stirling – an authority on agrochemicals and health.

Police sprayed him with mace, which also ensnared television reporters as they broadcast live.

The field had so little grass that it had to be sprayed green to make it look respectable for the nationally televised game.

A slice of apple, soaked in antioxidant liquid, is sprayed with violet essence and placed over the top of the glass for serving.

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