Example Sentences

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India is sopping up foreign direct investment in green hydrogen, so called because it is produced with renewable energy.

From New York Times • Dec. 7, 2022

There’s a moment before disintegration when the biscuit is sopping.

From Washington Post • May 10, 2022

Outside, everyone is sopping, squelching, poised to erupt.

From The Guardian • May 22, 2012

"Tony is the man," says one man, whose shirt is sopping.

From Washington Post • Apr. 29, 2010

My hair is sopping wet, too, so I quickly squeeze out as much water as I can.

From "A Soft Place to Land" by Janae Marks