Example Sentences

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There are worse things to be than someone who walks out into the snow for a soaker.

From Salon • Dec. 7, 2025

A soaker is their thesis statement: a triple-beige stack of crisp-edged bread surrendering to brown gravy, studded with little hunks of meat that run a satisfying gradient from fatty to caramelized.

From Salon • Dec. 7, 2025

In a moment crafted to provide us with endless GIFs, the friends are chased by kids armed with super soaker guns who hose the women in water, but you can’t wash away entitlement.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 9, 2025

Unlike the mild storms that hit Southern California last week, this atmospheric river was a soaker.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2025

“Seth! What’s got you out in this soaker? Got a field of corn drowning out there. Don’t need to be fishing any friends out of puddles.”

From "Worth" by A. LaFaye