Examples of sopping in a Sentence
His clothes were sopping from the rain.
my hair and clothes were absolutely sopping after the unexpected downpour
Recent Examples on the Web
In the away end, on this putrid, sopping evening in N17, the bigger picture is steamrolled by the small.
—
George Caulkin, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2026
Them that got across emerged rat-like, coated with sopping sludge.
—Literary Hub, 9 Jan. 2026
After a sopping start to the new year, Southern California’s persistent drizzle is expected to wrap up by late Tuesday, ushering in a period of dry conditions, warmer temperatures and even some Santa Ana winds by the weekend, according to the National Weather Service.
—Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 5 Jan. 2026
Stand in a circle and pass around a sopping-wet sponge until the music stops.
—Christina Montoya Fiedler, Woman's Day, 24 Feb. 2023
Jean had the sensation of throwing sopping red meat to a starving dog.
—Hannah Gold, Harper's Magazine, 11 Oct. 2022
If washing a regular comforter can be a chore, imagine hauling a sopping wet weighted blanket out of the washing machine.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, Forbes, 21 June 2021
Nell flings her sopping-wet pants onto the dock.
—Margaret Atwood, The New Yorker, 19 Apr. 2021
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
George Caulkin, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2026
Them that got across emerged rat-like, coated with sopping sludge.
—Literary Hub, 9 Jan. 2026
After a sopping start to the new year, Southern California’s persistent drizzle is expected to wrap up by late Tuesday, ushering in a period of dry conditions, warmer temperatures and even some Santa Ana winds by the weekend, according to the National Weather Service.
—Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 5 Jan. 2026
Stand in a circle and pass around a sopping-wet sponge until the music stops.
—Christina Montoya Fiedler, Woman's Day, 24 Feb. 2023
Jean had the sensation of throwing sopping red meat to a starving dog.
—Hannah Gold, Harper's Magazine, 11 Oct. 2022
If washing a regular comforter can be a chore, imagine hauling a sopping wet weighted blanket out of the washing machine.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, Forbes, 21 June 2021
Nell flings her sopping-wet pants onto the dock.
—Margaret Atwood, The New Yorker, 19 Apr. 2021
Cite this Entry
“Sopping.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sopping. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
