Example Sentences

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His 6-foot-6 frame was sopping wet from collecting shopping carts in the parking lot.

From New York Times • Jun. 30, 2018

This morning, Goring was sopping up water that seeped through the walls of the house he shares with Bergeron and another priest, all of them members of the tiny Companions of the Cross order.

From Washington Times • Sep. 4, 2017

No one seemed to mind that I was sopping wet, wearing a bathing suit and shorts.

From The New Yorker • Sep. 24, 2014

When we got to our spot, the red carpet was sopping, and sections of the roof were being replaced.

From New York Times • Jan. 13, 2014

It was sopping, but the Dacron wouldn’t rot or soak up water and would dry rapidly up in the open.

From "The Voyage Of The Frog" by Gary Paulsen