How to Use watery in a Sentence

watery

adjective

• The soup was watery and had no flavor.
• The pollen caused her eyes to become watery.
• Tan and beige, taupe and greige, and pale, watery blues.
  — Jennifer Cegielski, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 July 2022
• The only sounds are the watery swish of my arms and legs, my steady breathing.
  — Lesley Finn, Longreads, 7 July 2022
• Read on to learn what causes watery eyes and how to stop them.
  — Amanda Gardner, Health, 21 Mar. 2024
• By this point, the flesh is stringy, watery, and tough—not great for pumpkin pie.
  — Mallory Arnold, Outside Online, 13 Oct. 2022
• Excess watery fluid in the eye drains through the tear duct into the nose.
  — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 16 Aug. 2022
• The scrambled egg was watery and the beans had been sitting around too long.
  — The New Yorker, 23 May 2022
• This method ensures that your iced tea won't taste too weak or watery once the ice in your glass starts to melt.
  — Casey Barber, CNN, 13 June 2022
• The children’s book, about a young girl’s trip to the watery city, served as a template for their own visit.
  — John Kelly, Washington Post, 17 Aug. 2022
• When fresh, habaneros have a crisp and pungent taste as well as a watery crunch.
  — Pati Jinich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Jan. 2024
• Go teach the Bulldogs to behave, Send the Yellow Jackets to a watery grave.
  — Ben Flanagan | [e-mail], al, 4 Oct. 2022
• Rotten eggs will have whites that are watery and clear.
  — Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Nov. 2023
• Deep-Sea Risks But what about diving into the dark, watery depths that span two thirds of our world?
  — Syris Valentine, Scientific American, 31 July 2023
• The streets around those stations were coated with paper cups trod to a watery pulp.
  — Ned Rozell, Anchorage Daily News, 12 Nov. 2022
• Former Trump chief of staff Mark Meadows’s shot is a watery blur.
  — Karen Heller, Washington Post, 25 Aug. 2023
• Ratched looks on, unsure what to do with these watery creatures.
  — Isha Marathe, Bon Appétit, 22 Dec. 2022
• The watery soup made the flavorless rice cakes harder to swallow.
  — Eric Kim, New York Times, 28 Dec. 2022
• Theo couldn’t understand how Shirlee could be so calm and cool in there: the room smelled strongly of piss, and the watery light from the bulb made Theo’s eyes ache.
  — Addie Citchens, The New Yorker, 5 Feb. 2024
• Proof would be the watery grave of Earhart’s twin-engine Lockheed Electra.
  — Thomas Curwen, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2024
• The park includes raft and tube rides with plunges, a lazy river, splash areas, a 21-and-up pool and more watery options.
  — Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel, 1 Sep. 2022
• Symptoms can include fever, cough, runny nose, watery eyes and a rash of red spots.
  — Jacqueline Howard, CNN, 5 Feb. 2023
• The land was so watery that shepherds managed their flocks while walking on stilts.
  — Rick Noack, Washington Post, 1 Mar. 2023
• Symptoms may include fever, cough, runny nose, watery eyes and a rash of red spots.
  — Mira Cheng, CNN, 1 Mar. 2024
• The texture may be watery or slimy, which may be a sign of bacterial growth.
  — Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 27 Feb. 2024
• Their watery hues are poignantly unlike the heavy black outlines and bright red touches of the other work.
  — Washington Post, 15 Apr. 2022
• In aggregate, the watery parts of the earth stabilize its climate.
  — Annie Proulx, The New Yorker, 27 June 2022
• Cover it with plastic wrap and set it in the fridge to let the whey (the yellowish, watery liquid that will be leftover in your bowl) strain for 24 hours.
  — Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Mar. 2023
• From behind wire-rimmed glasses, his watery blue eyes cast an intense and wary gaze.
  — Lane Sainty, The Arizona Republic, 2 Apr. 2023
• That bounty of seafood was enticing, but big chunks of tomato in the sauce left the whole thing watery and under-seasoned.
  — Kendyl Kearly, Baltimore Sun, 11 Jan. 2024

Last Updated: 3 May 2024