How to Use quench in a Sentence

quench

verb
  • My need to roam was quenched by her.
    — Literary Hub, 15 May 2026
  • Even still, at some point, the fire has to be quenched.
    — Brian Mazique, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Water does far more than quench thirst.
    — Jennifer Shanker, Flow Space, 22 June 2026
  • And that one gallon that quenched crops?
    — Emily Cureton Cook, ProPublica, 26 June 2026
  • Cavar also licked the cave’s damp walls to quench his thirst.
    — Amy B Wang, Washington Post, 23 Sep. 2017
  • Cavar also licked the cave's damp walls to quench his thirst.
    — CBS News, 25 Sep. 2017
  • None of the three asked for water or milk to quench the fire.
    — Mary Colurso | [email protected], al, 22 Oct. 2020
  • So any fresh water source is now fair game for dad to quench his thirst.
    — Brianna Steinhilber /, NBC News, 12 June 2018
  • Sure, a glass of cool water can go a long way to quench a dry thirst.
    — Rebecca Rakowitz, Parents, 17 Aug. 2023
  • Now, there is another way to quench your thirst.
    — Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 11 June 2026
  • And the city’s unable to build more housing to quench the need.
    — Ana Teresa Solá, CNBC, 3 Feb. 2025
  • To quench your thirst, sip water or plain fizzy water.
    — Cory Martin, Verywell Health, 16 Mar. 2026
  • This should quench your thirst for football talk for the time being.
    — The Lonnquist Notes, By Kevin Lonnquist, star-telegram.com, 3 July 2017
  • Sometimes the best beers are simple and just help quench your thirst.
    — Fox News, 3 May 2017
  • For centuries, tea has been used for far more than quenching thirst.
    — Katie Hunt, CNN, 21 May 2020
  • And for those over 21, there will be a cantina to quench your thirst.
    — Debby Rice, Mercury News, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Parque, which her team hopes will quench the true crime thirst of its viewers.
    — Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 June 2024
  • At some holes, players poured cold beer into the bowl and quenched their thirst.
    — Keith Gave, Detroit Free Press, 13 June 2018
  • Skin feels bone-dry and no amount of duty-free lotions can quench the #thirst.
    — Karina Hoshikawa, Allure, 2 Apr. 2019
  • To quench your hair's thirst, a few drops of this hydrating oil will do the trick.
    — ELLE, 10 June 2022
  • Across the street and a few steps away, quench your thirst at Wines in the Fork.
    — Rebecca Deurlein, Travel + Leisure, 13 May 2022
  • When a young man tries to quench its thirst, the water dribbles out of a hole in its neck.
    — Mosab Abu Toha, The New Yorker, 25 Dec. 2023
  • The first of those has already helped quench a recent stock rally.
    — John Cheng, Fortune, 21 Dec. 2022
  • Both of these melons are hydrating foods that can help quench thirst.
    — Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 1 July 2026
  • By mid-June the monsoon rains should be quenching the parched ground.
    — The Economist, 27 June 2019
  • But the metaphorical monsoons have come and your thirst is about to be quenched.
    — Mehera Bonner, Marie Claire, 10 Sep. 2017
  • But that wasn’t nearly enough to quench Strange’s football thirst.
    — Jim McBride, BostonGlobe.com, 21 May 2022
  • Jolie decided to take a break and quench her thirst — with water from the dog bowl.
    — Maria Pasquini, PEOPLE.com, 11 Jan. 2018
  • There are eight breweries to be exact, all waiting to quench your thirst with a cold craft beer.
    — Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 10 May 2024
  • That water, free of soap and any debris, can be reused to quench thirsty houseplants or yards.
    — Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2022

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