Sentence examples for try to extinguish from inspiring English sources

Rwanda was perhaps justified in invading to try to extinguish this threat.

There's no doubt that the army will move to try to extinguish the uprising in Homs.

The firefighters try to extinguish the blaze, but it takes a while their hose has holes and spews water like little geysers.

Photograph: Stuart C. Wilson/Getty Images 10.31am GMT Firefighters try to extinguish fire in a warehouse in St .Louis, Missouri, US.

One police supervisor said that as Mr. Bryce was dying, Ms. Jones's fury subsided and she ran to her apartment several times for basins of water to try to extinguish the flames.

Before volunteers arrived to try to extinguish the fires, I watched him try to put out the huge flames with a cup of water, pouring cup after cup after cup.

It was like trying to extinguish fire with a blowtorch.

"Somebody we have in common tried to extinguish that flame," Mr. Sheen said of Ms. Butler.

Mr. Watts reports that "the authorities are trying to extinguish dissent with fire trucks and riot police".

About 450 firefighters were trying to extinguish the state's first major wildfire this year.

Schuringa tried to extinguish the burning object with his own bare hands.