How to Use soaked through in a Sentence

soaked through

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  • Both boats leaked, and our bags were soaked through in a short time.
    Doris Decleene, Outdoor Life, 25 Feb. 2026
  • Make sure to use enough so that the hair is damp but not entirely soaked through.
    Heather Roy, chicagotribune.com, 20 Feb. 2021
  • None of the liquids soaked through to the bottom later of the rug.
    Nor'adila Hepburn, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Mar. 2024
  • Her hand and arm cramped, her shoulder ached, and her knee throbbed, all while the rain soaked through their clothes.
    Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 27 Jan. 2026
  • And he was hit with so much chemical spray that the liquid soaked through to his skin.
    Zachary Cohen and Marshall Cohen, CNN, 26 July 2021
  • By mid-morning my hat had soaked through, and water began to drip down from the brim.
    oregonlive, 10 Oct. 2021
  • Make sure the fabric is thoroughly soaked through.
    Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 31 Jan. 2026
  • The city had been hit by two smaller flash floods in the weeks prior, and the soil was already soaked through.
    Julie Jag, The Salt Lake Tribune, 25 Aug. 2022
  • At the time, the girl said the wounds had been caused by cleaning chemicals that soaked through her gloves and clothes.
    Lauren Kaori Gurley, Washington Post, 3 Mar. 2023
  • The dense forest cover kept the air cool but humid, and I was soaked through with sweat.
    Alexander Sammon, The New Republic, 16 Feb. 2022
  • Perspiration beaded on his face and soaked through his white shirt on a warm, humid day.
    Christine Brennan, USA TODAY, 6 Apr. 2023
  • And make sure to rinse any nursing pads that have been soaked through with milk before placing them in the washing machine.
    Bestreviews, Mercury News, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Overnight rain has dried up in mere hours of sunlight, and the cushions never seem to get soaked through, even after a downpour.
    Will Porter, Architectural Digest, 21 Mar. 2025
  • Water deeply to ensure the soil is soaked through, and aim to water as the soil dries, avoiding sticking to a strict schedule.
    Derek Carwood, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Jan. 2026
  • In the seconds that her needle was loose, Gedney had soaked through her pajamas, bedsheets, and quilt.
    Brett Kelman, CBS News, 6 July 2023
  • In the warehouse, boxes of Nike shoes — valued at hundreds of dollars each — were soaked through with water.
    Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2023
  • For more than a decade, Smith’s distinctive voice has soaked through the collective consciousness like the syrup in a rum cake.
    Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 26 Jan. 2023
  • My pack, which had always been totally waterproof in the climate back home in Colorado, had soaked through.
    Olivia James, Outside Online, 24 Apr. 2025
  • Their shirts are already completely soaked through — not just with sweat, but with the morning dew that coats the green and yellow leaves of the tobacco plants.
    New York Times, 22 Nov. 2021
  • Heavy rain often means that residents’ belongings are soaked through and need to be cleaned, especially if the residents’ tents have holes.
    Kalley Huang, Dallas News, 4 Aug. 2021
  • It’s made from a lightweight nylon that dries lightning-fast whether soaked through with rain or with sweat, and the fabric itself has been treated with permethrin to keep biting insects away.
    Todd Plummer, Travel + Leisure, 1 May 2023
  • Scientists think that these minerals formed underground, suggesting that water soaked through the surface and stayed there long enough to form the minerals.
    Korey Haynes, Discover Magazine, 13 Feb. 2019
  • The more water that soaked through the mattress protector and into the absorbent blotting paper below, the less waterproof the protector proved to be.
    Emma Seymour, Good Housekeeping, 24 June 2022
  • They’d get soaked through in high alpine snow storms and river crossings, and salt from winter sidewalks had totally disappeared the angular heat embossing details on the sides.
    Wes Siler, Outside Online, 18 Aug. 2022
  • Waterproof fabric keeps your items safe from inclement weather if your suitcase somehow becomes soaked through, and they’re also easily wiped down after use to keep your storage units clean and ready for your next trip.
    Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 10 Mar. 2023
  • Neither snow nor light precipitation soaked through the jacket thanks to the light nylon face fabric, which allowed testers to wear this instead of a waterproof shell in all but the stormiest conditions.
    Kelly Bastone, Outside Online, 31 Oct. 2024
  • When asked about his service, Halverson remembered one November in the mountains of Italy, walking around the cliffs to find rainwater to drink, clothes soaked through by rain and snow.
    Imani Cruzen, Twin Cities, 24 Feb. 2026
  • Players explode into nonexistence when soaked through in rival colors and fly back into the fight after a few seconds on the sidelines spent checking the loadout of the person responsible for their defeat.
    WIRED, 22 Sep. 2022
  • Mathys Tel sprinted across the artificial pitch and bounded over the hoardings and into the arms of the Spurs fans, freezing cold, soaked through, but ecstatic to be heading to Bilbao for the final in two weeks’ time.
    Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 9 May 2025
  • Cash is king right now, Hsia said, and the AFJ is matching up to $1 million in donations that will go toward things such as new roofs for houses whose roofs were blown off and new furniture after many people's belongings were soaked through and ruined.
    Matt Nighswander, NBC news, 30 Oct. 2025

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