How to Use garden hose in a Sentence

garden hose

noun
  • Use a garden hose to mark a curved bed edge.
    — Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 June 2026
  • Blast bugs off your house with the garden hose.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 23 Aug. 2025
  • Grab your garden hose and flood the ants out of their nests.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 18 June 2026
  • Use a garden hose to fully wet the rug.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Use the garden hose sprayer to blast them off, says Khan.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 18 May 2026
  • Find the drain valve and connect the garden hose to it.
    — Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Feb. 2026
  • Hose it down with a garden hose to fully wet the rug.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Kansas City Star, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Wipe out sills and brush screens with a soft brush or spray off with a garden hose.
    — Kathryn Weber, Charlotte Observer, 31 Jan. 2024
  • Once the big debris is out, grab your garden hose.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Then hose it down with a garden hose to fully wet the rug.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Apr. 2026
  • Find the drain valve and connect the garden hose to the drain valve.
    — Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Dec. 2025
  • To clean, use soap and water—even a spray with the garden hose gets the job done.
    — Michelle Rostamian, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 June 2025
  • This is best done outside with a garden hose or in a shower or tub.
    — Barbara Bellesi Zito, Southern Living, 27 July 2024
  • The Tuff-Guard kinkproof garden hose lives up well to its name.
    — Tom Price, Popular Mechanics, 15 Feb. 2023
  • Use a garden hose with a spray nozzle to rinse down the vinyl siding.
    — Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 May 2026
  • Follow with a clean water rinse from a garden hose.
    — Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Rinse the siding with a garden hose equipped with a spray nozzle.
    — Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 May 2026
  • Rinse the sidewalk with a strong spray of water from the garden hose.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 25 June 2026
  • Rinse the sidewalk with a strong spray of water from the garden hose.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Cut the twine into three equal lengths and thread each length of twine through one length of garden hose.
    — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Jan. 2025
  • Or use a plastic tarp and a garden hose to create your own slip 'n slide.
    — Parents, 11 June 2026
  • Think room for a charging cable, with enough space left to coil a garden hose.
    — Mark Phelan, Detroit Free Press, 9 Mar. 2023
  • When the water looks clean, close the drain valve and remove the garden hose.
    — Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Feb. 2026
  • Use a garden hose, leaf blower, or shop vac to get rid of sanding dust.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Use a garden hose to provide the design.
    — Neil Sperry, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Grab an old garden hose and some stakes, and outline the shape for a new garden bed.
    — Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Give your rug a quick sweep along with the rest of your patio, or rinse it off with your garden hose.
    — Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 May 2026
  • To drain the tub, connect a garden hose to the spout on the bottom and open the tap.
    — Sean Evans, Robb Report, 9 Apr. 2024
  • Here’s where a garden hose comes in handy; use it to create the outline of your bed.
    — Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Apr. 2025
  • Spray the rose bush with a strong stream of water from the garden hose to dislodge any pests.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 7 Aug. 2025

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