Example Sentences

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In a shaded courtyard overgrown with succulents, Margarita, with her graying pigtails and brightly embroidered apron, had crushed rice, which had been soaking for an hour or so, on a metate, a hollowed, mortarlike stone.

From New York Times • Nov. 11, 2021

Her feet were pruning; they had been soaking for hours in a puddle at the bottom of the dinghy.

From The New Yorker • Apr. 3, 2017

IN 1927 John Dos Passos, an American writer and artist, returned from a long stay in Mexico where he had been soaking up the vibrant cultural scene south of the border.

From Economist • Oct. 27, 2016

For six weeks, Dwight Eisenhower had been soaking up the sun in Palm Desert, Calif., playing golf, working on his memoirs, and keeping his own counsel.

From Time Magazine Archive

She wrung out a rag that had been soaking in soapy water and wiped my face and hands before lifting my dirty hair to wash my neck.

From "Fever 1793" by Laurie Halse Anderson