moist

Example Sentences

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Instead she’s gone, and this weekend her family came with moist eyes and broken hearts to her funeral at the First Presbyterian Church in her hometown of Yorktown, N.Y.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

The moist surfaces that line the body contain specialized molecules that help defend against microbes and prevent infections and inflammation.

From Science Daily • Mar. 16, 2026

Bell-Dereske pointed out some seedlings strategically located in moist and protected spots to give them maximum chance to survive.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

You’ll encounter a kind of linguistic confetti: cakey, fudgy, moist, dense, rich, gooey, chewy.

From Salon • Mar. 5, 2026

I remember thinking how pretty they were with their moist olive green shells and that bright blue stripe down their claws.

From "Red Kayak" by Priscilla Cummings