Example Sentences

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Several people wetted shirts in the river, then put them back on.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 6, 2025

According to the City of Seattle, both unwanted fireplace ash and BBQ coals should be cooled, wetted, bagged and disposed of in the trash.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 22, 2024

Dr. Jay has studied the body’s responses to sitting near an electric fan, wearing wetted clothing and sponging down with water.

From New York Times • Jun. 13, 2022

It’s great spectator sport, and if you’re willing to be wetted with spray for long enough, you can see a man haul in a striped bass that measures from his shoulder to his ankle.

From Washington Post • Jul. 3, 2020

I bunched my wet socks into my pocket, which immediately wetted my pants.

From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri