Quenched

Examples

• There stood the bougie quenched on the drawers; but where was the letter? Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
• She had been proud of having won and preserved him--but another had won him from her, and her exultation was as cold as a water quenched ember. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• Next morning's papers explained that it was but some loose drapery on which a spark had fallen, and which had blazed up and been quenched in a moment. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
• Her efforts in this line, however, were brought to an abrupt close by an untoward accident, which quenched her ardor. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
• Caroline was obliged to reply, Yes, and her beacon was quenched. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• His countenance reminded one of a lamp quenched, waiting to be re-lit--and alas! Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
• His fine and lovely eyes were now lighted up with indignation, now subdued to downcast sorrow, and quenched in infinite wretchedness. Mary Shelley. Frankenstein_Or_The Modern Prometheus.
• 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. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
• As to the waiter's familiarity, it was quenched as if it had never been. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
• One thing, however, rather quenched the vanities. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
• The evening was pitch dark: star and moon were quenched in gray rain-clouds--gray they would have been by day; by night they looked sable. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• I went to rest that night; the eternal burning of my heart quenched,--my senses tranquil. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• After the required heat has been reached, the forgings are allowed to either cool in the air, be covered with pulverized mica, or quenched in a special solution, as the case may require. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• It is again quenched, and is then ready for being ground and polished. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• No, sir, I answered; but there has been a fire: get up, do; you are quenched now; I will fetch you a candle. Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
• After being brought into true shape by filing, the blade is exposed to a cherry-red heat and instantly quenched in cold water. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.

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