Example Sentences

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“Now I am soaking everything up like a sponge,” she said, though much of the news is painful — so many friends lost, so many wounded.

From New York Times • Jul. 11, 2022

Horrible weather, and to make matters worse, I burnt an absolutely new boot, and am soaking wet, like the others, but in excellent health.

From Letters of a Soldier 1914-1915 by Chevrillon, André

No, there is no fish; and I am soaking wet.

From Mary Anerley : a Yorkshire Tale by Blackmore, R. D. (Richard Doddridge)