The original wax sculpture was built up by extinguishing the flame of each candle with the next. (artefuse.com)
This occurrence — the car falling into the creek — saved my life by extinguishing the flames and cooling my newly broiled flesh. (bookbrowse.com)
A new grenadelike gadget — designed to quickly extinguish flames in small quarters, thereby limiting injury to victims as well as firefighters — is becoming an important part of firemen's arsenals. (scientificamerican.com)