SLAKE in a Sentence
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Example sentences for SLAKE, such as:
1. He felt that he must slake the thirst in his throat.
2. When we reached the oasis, we were able to slake our thirst.
3. I slaked my thirst at the brook, and then lying down, was overcome by sleep.
4. By and by he found a comfortable spot, and there he devoured his meal, slaking his thirst at the stream.
5. Going round a hole where the workmen were slaking lime, he stood still with the architect and began talking rather warmly.
2. When we reached the oasis, we were able to slake our thirst.
3. I slaked my thirst at the brook, and then lying down, was overcome by sleep.
4. By and by he found a comfortable spot, and there he devoured his meal, slaking his thirst at the stream.
5. Going round a hole where the workmen were slaking lime, he stood still with the architect and began talking rather warmly.
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Meanings and Examples of SLAKE
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slake
v. make less active or intense; satisfy thirst
Classic Sentence:
1 He felt that he must slake the thirst in his throat.
2 The cart was returning empty to Paris, and the two lackeys had agreed, for their transport, to slake the wagoner's thirst along the route.
3 Here four of Sulmo's children, as many more of Ufens' nurture, are taken by him alive to slaughter in sacrifice to the shade below, and slake the flames of the pyre with captive blood.
4 I slaked my thirst at the brook, and then lying down, was overcome by sleep.
5 Going round a hole where the workmen were slaking lime, he stood still with the architect and began talking rather warmly.
6 By and by he found a comfortable spot, and there he devoured his meal, slaking his thirst at the stream.
Example Sentence:
1 When we reached the oasis, we were able to slake our thirst.