How to Use saturate in a Sentence

saturate

verb

• Images of the war saturated the news.
• Saturate the sponge with water.
• Their new products are saturating the market.
• The ground is also saturated farther north from an abundance of rain at the start of the year.
  — Allison Chinchar, CNN, 3 Feb. 2024
• Once lit, the grill produces a decent amount of smoke which saturates the meat and then filters out of the damper.
  — Madison Yauger, Peoplemag, 27 Apr. 2023
• When pots stand in water, the soil becomes overly saturated, the roots rot and the plants die.
  — Nan Sterman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Feb. 2024
• If rain or melting snow saturates the soil in spring, wait to plant until the water has drained and the soil is just moist.
  — Beth Botts, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2023
• There were plenty of heroes who fight the demons and save the world; the market was saturated with that kind of story.
  — Charles Solomon, New York Times, 29 Aug. 2023
• That means that the ground is already saturated, which can increase the chance of flooding as the ground is less able to absorb the rain.
  — Amanda Gokee, BostonGlobe.com, 10 July 2023
• So either way — rocks or no rocks — the soil will saturate with water.
  — Marlene Simon, Sacramento Bee, 31 Jan. 2024
• Upon return, cut any dead fronds back to the base, fully saturate the soil, and wait a week for any signs of new growth.
  — Sunset Magazine, 25 July 2023
• When soil warms up and thaws, rain soaks in until the ground becomes saturated.
  — Madeline Heim, Journal Sentinel, 6 Mar. 2023
• In 4k, the images were bright and the colors were nicely saturated.
  — L.a. Hubilla, Peoplemag, 21 Sep. 2023
• Winfrey is one of the most photographed and filmed figures in the world, which is saturated with images.
  — Philip Kennicott, Washington Post, 13 Dec. 2023
• While the liquid saturates the cloth, vacuum the couch.
  — Jessica Cherner, House Beautiful, 4 Apr. 2023
• With days of rain over the same areas, the ground is becoming quite saturated.
  — Jennifer Gray, CNN, 16 June 2023
• The color is most saturated on one of her thumbs, while other fingers are mix of sea green, turquoise, and white.
  — Kara Nesvig, Allure, 21 Mar. 2024
• Coat the scalp and dry hair with olive oil until it’s fully saturated.
  — Alena Hall, Verywell Health, 6 Mar. 2023
• Hondo was working in a Paris saturated with the influence of the French New Wave.
  — Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2024
• The metaphor of guns also saturates the league in ways that reflect the country’s obsession with firearms.
  — A. Joseph Dial, Fortune, 25 June 2023
• Water thoroughly to be able to saturate the soil while allowing the excess to drain out the bottom of the pot.
  — Chris McKeown, The Enquirer, 26 Nov. 2022
• But cold air can’t hold as much water vapor as warm air, so cold air close to the ground is easier to saturate.
  — Gerry Díaz, San Francisco Chronicle, 15 Dec. 2022
• The market is saturated and users simply don't react the same way.
  — Sebastian Naum, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2023
• My children are on the floor, saturating the living room with toys, drawings, and juice.
  — Various Staff Writers, Special Correspondents, and Special Contributors, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Dec. 2023
• Because hillside soils are close to saturated, the NWS said there was a risk of shallow landslides.
  — Will McCarthy, The Mercury News, 21 Jan. 2024
• Colors are saturated and shiny, with shades of blush and bright pinks taking over before deep red trends upward in the fall.
  — Halie Lesavage, Harper's BAZAAR, 31 Mar. 2023
• The soil under your lawn is saturated and walking on it will compact it.
  — Jeff Lowenfels, Anchorage Daily News, 27 Apr. 2023
• Brush chicken pieces very lightly with vegetable oil — be careful not to saturate pieces as oil will drip and cause flare-ups.
  — Kim Sunée, Anchorage Daily News, 30 June 2023
• Water the root zone, saturating a 3 x 3 area with five gallons of water for one inch of water.
  — Arricca Elin Sansone, Country Living, 15 June 2023
• The wet winter has saturated soils, increasing the risk of flooding and downed trees with more storms on the horizon late this week and early next week.
  — Dan Stillman, Washington Post, 10 Jan. 2024

Last Updated: 3 May 2024