QUENCH in a Sentence

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For QUENCH, below is one of 32 sentences:
began Amy, gesticulating with unseemly energy, but she got no further, for Jo quenched her by slamming down the window.

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 Meanings and Examples of QUENCH
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quench
 v.  put out a fire; extinguish; put an end to; destroy
Classic Sentence: (26 in 2 pages)
1  As he stood there, trying to quench his fiery face with his drink of water, the comparison between the orator and the crowd of attentive faces turned towards him, was extremely to his disadvantage.
Hard Times By Charles Dickens
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 2: CHAPTER IV
2  The Grand Master was a man advanced in age, as was testified by his long grey beard, and the shaggy grey eyebrows overhanging eyes, of which, however, years had been unable to quench the fire.
Ivanhoe By Walter Scott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXXV
3  Jo couldn't even lose her heart in a decorous manner, but sternly tried to quench her feelings, and failing to do so, led a somewhat agitated life.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER FORTY-SIX
4  She was conscious herself that her delight sparkled in her eyes and curved her lips into a smile, and she could not quench the expression of this delight.
Anna Karenina 1 By Leo Tolstoy
Context  Highlight   In PART 2: Chapter 4
5  He started up nervously from the stone-block for he could no longer quench the flame in his blood.
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man By James Joyce
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 4
6  One thing, however, rather quenched the vanities.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER FOUR
7  began Amy, gesticulating with unseemly energy, but she got no further, for Jo quenched her by slamming down the window.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER SIX
8  After many skirmishes and snubbings, the ambitious pair were considered effectually quenched and went about with forlorn faces, which were rather belied by explosions of laughter when the two got together.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER TWENTY-TWO
9  Her efforts in this line, however, were brought to an abrupt close by an untoward accident, which quenched her ardor.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER TWENTY-SIX
10  "To hear is to obey, but March is fairer far than May," said little Parker, making a frantic effort to be both witty and tender, and getting promptly quenched by Laurie, who said.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER THIRTY
11  But the novel disaster quenched her courage for a time, for public opinion is a giant which has frightened stouter-hearted Jacks on bigger beanstalks than hers.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER THIRTY-FOUR
12  The whole consciousness of my life lorn, my love lost, my hope quenched, my faith death-struck, swayed full and mighty above me in one sullen mass.
Jane Eyre By Charlotte Bronte
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXVI
13  The indices appearing and disappearing were eyes opening and closing; the eyes opening and closing were stars being born and being quenched.
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man By James Joyce
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 3
14  They were quenched: and the cold darkness filled chaos.
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man By James Joyce
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 3
15  For the years, he felt, had not quenched his soul or hers.
Dubliners By James Joyce
Context  Highlight   In THE DEAD
Example Sentence:
1  Do not quench your inspiration and your imagination.
2  Pouring oil on the fire is no way to quench it.
3  The firemen were unable to quench the fire.
4  No matter how much water the hiker drank, she could not quench her thirst.
5  He quenched the fire with water.
6  Hot steel is quenched to harden it.