Examples of dripping/soaking/sopping wet in a Sentence
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Throwing that sopping wet swimsuit in the dryer on high heat or setting it out to dry in direct sunlight might seem like easy ways to dry a swimsuit quickly, but both methods could ruin it.
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Maryal Miller Carter, USA TODAY, 5 July 2024
Then, simply squeeze out excess water so the item is not sopping wet and put it in the dryer with the rest of the load.
—Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 June 2024
On June 20, 2001, police responded to a 911 call from the home of Andrea Yates in the Houston suburb of Clear Lake, Texas, and found the mother of five standing in front of the house in a soaking wet blue and white shirt.
—Kc Baker, Peoplemag, 26 May 2024
The sheet that had been covering me was sopping wet and smelled strangely of my body, tin cans, and cayenne pepper.
—Emily Harnett, Harper's Magazine, 24 Apr. 2024
Made of flexible material, these sock-like slip-ons are lightweight, made to get soaking wet, and won’t weigh them down in the water.
—Jessica Booth, Parents, 3 May 2024
Oh-so-many millennia ago, the Palos Verdes Peninsula arose like Aphrodite, beautiful and dripping wet, from the sea.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2024
The area is still struggling to recover from landslides triggered by last year’s soaking wet winter, which forced the closure of a 12.1-mile section along the Big Sur coastline.
—Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2024
A little water should squeeze out also, but the mix should not be sopping wet.
—Kenneth Setzer, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
Maryal Miller Carter, USA TODAY, 5 July 2024
Then, simply squeeze out excess water so the item is not sopping wet and put it in the dryer with the rest of the load.
—Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 June 2024
On June 20, 2001, police responded to a 911 call from the home of Andrea Yates in the Houston suburb of Clear Lake, Texas, and found the mother of five standing in front of the house in a soaking wet blue and white shirt.
—Kc Baker, Peoplemag, 26 May 2024
The sheet that had been covering me was sopping wet and smelled strangely of my body, tin cans, and cayenne pepper.
—Emily Harnett, Harper's Magazine, 24 Apr. 2024
Made of flexible material, these sock-like slip-ons are lightweight, made to get soaking wet, and won’t weigh them down in the water.
—Jessica Booth, Parents, 3 May 2024
Oh-so-many millennia ago, the Palos Verdes Peninsula arose like Aphrodite, beautiful and dripping wet, from the sea.
—Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2024
The area is still struggling to recover from landslides triggered by last year’s soaking wet winter, which forced the closure of a 12.1-mile section along the Big Sur coastline.
—Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2024
A little water should squeeze out also, but the mix should not be sopping wet.
—Kenneth Setzer, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024
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