How to Use wet down in a Sentence
wet down
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This slight odor is simply the scent of wet down and will go away once your bedding is dry.
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Kate Van Pelt,
The Spruce,
28 Apr. 2026
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If done improperly, wet down can clump.
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Mary Marlowe Leverette,
The Spruce,
14 Jan. 2026
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So Tudhope's team needed a way to wet down the roads, insert the Monza backdrop into footage shot at Silverstone, and add the actors.
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Sarah Rodman,
Entertainment Weekly,
4 Dec. 2025
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To prevent infection, if cleaning a structure that might have harbored rodents, Yancey recommends wearing a mask and using a diluted bleach solution to wet down any dust or loose debris.
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Melissa Rudy,
FOXNews.com,
13 May 2026
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Audry Gonzalez is seen using a hose to wet down her back yard as the Max Road Fire burning in western Broward County on May 11, 2026.
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Zachary Bynum,
CBS News,
11 May 2026
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If hygienists clean it up properly with HEPA vacuuming and wetting down surfaces with sponges or hoses to keep the particles from reentering the air, then risk should theoretically stay low.
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Susie Neilson,
San Francisco Chronicle,
2 July 2025
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