Examples of dripping/soaking/sopping wet in a Sentence
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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.
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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
Our hands-on liquid testing revealed that the Dyper Bamboo diapers held up very well through the first two rounds of liquid pours, but by the third pour, the diaper’s interiors were definitely soaking wet.
—Chaunie Brusie, Rn, Parents, 10 Mar. 2024
The origins of reconstructive surgery After scrubbing his hands, Vercler returned to the operating room, his hands dripping wet.
—USA TODAY, 23 July 2023
Little Wilbur, a Boston terrier that weighs 19 pounds soaking wet, doesn’t look like an athlete.
—Brent Frazee, Kansas City Star, 31 Jan. 2024
No longer is a soaking wet towel and transfer paper your only option.
—Leah Dolan, CNN, 5 Feb. 2024
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
Our hands-on liquid testing revealed that the Dyper Bamboo diapers held up very well through the first two rounds of liquid pours, but by the third pour, the diaper’s interiors were definitely soaking wet.
—Chaunie Brusie, Rn, Parents, 10 Mar. 2024
The origins of reconstructive surgery After scrubbing his hands, Vercler returned to the operating room, his hands dripping wet.
—USA TODAY, 23 July 2023
Little Wilbur, a Boston terrier that weighs 19 pounds soaking wet, doesn’t look like an athlete.
—Brent Frazee, Kansas City Star, 31 Jan. 2024
No longer is a soaking wet towel and transfer paper your only option.
—Leah Dolan, CNN, 5 Feb. 2024
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