How to Use soak in in a Sentence

soak in

phrasal verb
  • Make stops to soak in the views along the 45-minute drive up the mesa.
    Jennifer Broome, Denver Post, 22 Aug. 2025
  • Then soak in the hot springs and explore the box canyon.
    Mindy Sink, The Denver Post, 15 Jan. 2025
  • The footage showed her hands bound, and her pants soaked in blood.
    Eugenia Yosef, CNN, 28 Jan. 2025
  • There's no better place to soak in the charm of the South than on a back porch.
    Macie Stump, Southern Living, 17 Feb. 2025
  • Year-round, people stop here to soak in the hot springs.
    Mindy Sink, The Denver Post, 24 July 2024
  • There's so much nature to soak in and more fun things to do.
    Anna Halkidis, Parents, 21 Jan. 2025
  • That little bit of crust helps the bread soak in all the custard.
    Jessica Furniss, Southern Living, 20 Oct. 2023
  • With the ground frozen, water will not be able to soak in and will run off.
    Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 21 Feb. 2025
  • Ropes or rags soaked in kerosene could get the fire going.
    Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 16 July 2025
  • Then, soak in fresh water for up to an hour to help leach out some of the salt from the meat.
    Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 23 Nov. 2024
  • Grab a bite at one of the local restaurants, then go for a deep soak in the hot springs.
    James Dziezynski, Outside Online, 5 Aug. 2024
  • And oftentimes, Dines simply soaked in the scenery and the sounds of the mountains.
    Miyo McGinn, Outside Online, 29 Nov. 2024
  • To remove them, the tip is cut to the base and then the nail is soaked in acetone for 10 to 15 minutes.
    Lorena Meouchi, Vogue, 26 May 2025
  • His flawed heroes fight for the right things while living on the land soaked in the blood of the enslaved.
    Chris Vognar, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2025
  • Stay in your home and soak in the tub, or head to the resort to use its tennis courts or pool.
    Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 2 Nov. 2024
  • The new mom has been soaking in all of her son's first moments.
    Kayla Grant, People.com, 31 July 2025
  • In any case, lots to watch after your busy days soaking in the sun.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025
  • Head to the creekside spa for massages or a soothing soak in the hot tub.
    Lindsay Cohn, Travel + Leisure, 2 May 2024
  • Her couch was soaked in blood, and specks of blood dotted the apartment's linoleum floor.
    Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 8 Sep. 2023
  • But, worst of all, the hand that wrote out these neat sentences was soaked in the blood of Black people.
    Literary Hub, 29 July 2025
  • Sandberg made sure to soak in the team’s first Fall Classic since 1945.
    Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 29 July 2025
  • Let the apple slices soak in the lemon water for a few minutes.
    Maryal Miller Carter, USA TODAY, 17 Apr. 2023
  • But no matter your speed, Taipei has a lot of culture to soak in.
    Jd Shadel, Them, 2 July 2024
  • The seats were so fragmented, the wire springs poked through the leather, and the steering wheel had decades of hand sweat soaked in.
    Carolyn Fong, WSJ, 27 Oct. 2023
  • Delizia al Limone—sponge soaked in citrus custard.
    Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Each pad is soaked in a silky, essence-y formula that plumps on contact with humectants like glycerin, hydroxyethyl urea, and betaine.
    Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 23 Jan. 2026
  • And then the coach soaked in a magical career.
    Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 23 Jan. 2026
  • The commercials show a burger cut in half and soaking in a pool of cheese sauce.
    Fielding Buck, Daily News, 22 Jan. 2026
  • To stop rust from forming, keep your pans well-seasoned, don't leave them soaking in the sink, and dry them on a burner before stowing them away.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 21 Jan. 2026
  • Our feast ended with a delicious malpua, a pancake-like dish that is deep-fried in ghee before being soaked in sweet, sticky syrup.
    The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Jan. 2026

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