How to Use hose in a Sentence

hose

1 of 2 noun
  • There are several hoses stored in the shed.
  • We need another 50 feet of hose.
  • Wash away all soap with the hose.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Go for the three-fourths-inch hose.
    — Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 8 Aug. 2025
  • Turn the hose on and spray down the spout.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Blast them off with a spray from the hose.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 27 Oct. 2025
  • Blast them off with a spray from the hose.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 19 May 2026
  • Even the hoses in our yard coughed and went dry.
    — Jonathan Taplin, Rolling Stone, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Make sure your hose is long enough to reach all your plants.
    — Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 15 June 2026
  • Water hoses are part of their plan.
    — Andre Mouchard, Oc Register, 2 June 2026
  • Run a hose in gutters to look for leaks.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 26 Dec. 2025
  • Check for any blockages in the hose.
    — Cody Godwin, USA Today, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Use soaker hoses on flat ground.
    — Steve Bender, Southern Living, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Just point your hose right at the netting!
    — Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 May 2026
  • Finish with a light pre-rinse with a hose.
    — Kate Van Pelt, The Spruce, 14 Apr. 2026
  • Propane fire pits should come with a hose to connect the propane tank.
    — Alida Nugent, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Aug. 2023
  • Drip lines and soaker hoses work well, as do longer wands on your hose.
    — Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 May 2026
  • Here's what Bregani says to check your hoses for.
    — Timothy Dale, The Spruce, 15 June 2026
  • Next best is hand watering with a hose.
    — Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 June 2026
  • With a hose, test the water with your finger.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 16 May 2026
  • Then drain your hose and spigot as described above.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 5 Feb. 2026
  • The hose needs to lay out in a smooth line without kinks; not all hoses will work.
    — Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 26 Apr. 2026
  • Store hoses and hand tools in a shed out of inclement weather.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 28 Dec. 2025
  • Rinse thoroughly to wash away all soap with the hose.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Kansas City Star, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Wrap up and remove hoses and wrap outdoor pipes.
    — Amanda McCoy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Jan. 2026
  • Wrap up and remove hoses and wrap outdoor pipes.
    — Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Jan. 2026
  • Put the hose back on your vacuum.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Put the hose back on your vacuum.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 14 June 2026
  • And some of the water from his hose hit the front of his car and spilled on their car.
    — Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
  • 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

hose

2 of 2 verb
  • Daniel Farke’s side were home and hosed.
    — Beren Cross, New York Times, 6 Apr. 2026
  • Easily hose them out if there's a spill.
    — Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 27 June 2026
  • Then hose it down with a garden hose to fully wet the rug.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Apr. 2026
  • The instructions say it can be hosed dry, which is handy!
    — Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 8 May 2026
  • Firefighters had to hose blood off the streets.
    — Lily Moayeri, Rolling Stone, 3 Mar. 2026
  • Which is to say, the networks were being hosed.
    — Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 29 Aug. 2025
  • Beat or hose down doormats and outdoor rugs.
    — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 8 June 2026
  • Lowest since the first man to crawl out of the swamp hosed himself off.
    — Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Jan. 2026
  • Grab a ladder and scoop them out then hose it out to make sure downspouts aren’t blocked.
    — Ashley Miznazi, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2025
  • If pets or guests track mud or food scraps on the rug, just hose it off and leave it outside to dry.
    — Jacqueline Tempera, People.com, 23 Aug. 2025
  • Plus, it can easily be hosed off for a quick refresh.
    — Jacqueline Tempera, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Even the rich are getting hosed here, Baydala says.
    — Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 14 Apr. 2026
  • By and large, the camps came back within hours of the sidewalks being hosed.
    — Kevin Fagan, San Francisco Chronicle, 5 Feb. 2016
  • Their crew had parked their fire truck there and, for an entire night, had hosed down the four houses.
    — Ingfei Chen, New Yorker, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Bagging up trash tightly and hosing out dirty trash cans can also help.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Rugs made from plastic materials are easy to hose down.
    — Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 May 2026
  • Made of durable polypropylene, this option holds up to all weather and can be hosed off for a quick refresh.
    — Jacqueline Tempera, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Mar. 2026
  • Made of durable polypropylene, this option holds up to all weather and can be hosed off for a quick refresh.
    — Better Homes & Gardens, 7 June 2026
  • Let’s talk about the person who really got hosed… ME!
    — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Then rinse the can, ideally outdoors to hose it off, although a bathtub will work as well.
    — Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 2 Sep. 2025
  • Then rinse the can, ideally outdoors to hose it off, although a bathtub will work as well.
    — Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 4 Feb. 2026
  • This means pressure-washing the deck or hosing down the lawn before laying down your fresh rug.
    — Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 May 2026
  • Aphids are often managed by hosing them off foliage using a strong stream of water.
    — Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 13 May 2026
  • Here are some of the most surprising times your plants need extra water from a watering can or hose.
    — Erica Browne Grivas, Better Homes & Gardens, 19 May 2026
  • But if someone shoulder-surfs your login on the subway or manages to steal it somehow, you’re hosed.
    — PC Magazine, 14 Aug. 2025
  • Use a watering can or hose that sprinkles the water to evenly distribute it among the seeds.
    — Heather Bien, The Spruce, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Stop the ants using Terro or Advion bait stations, then hose off or scrape away the aphids, mealy bugs and scale.
    — Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Mar. 2026
  • That’s also hose little culture things, and kind of the Utah culture in general.
    — Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Her neighbors stayed in their backyard, hosing down trees as aircrafts continued water dumps.
    — Sean Emery, Daily News, 18 May 2026

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