soak
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I had not dirtied anything requiring an overnight soak.
From Salon ● Sep. 20, 2026
I love places where you can sit for a while, people-watch and soak up the city’s energy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026
The world number 46 admits he has been happy to fly "under the radar" at Flushing Meadows while the likes of Tiafoe, Shelton, Fritz and Tommy Paul soak up the attention.
From BBC ● Sep. 8, 2026
Don’t want to soak the bread in stock and bake the whole thing?
From Salon ● Sep. 6, 2026
Sometimes a warm rain would soak the fields and the flowers would give off their deep red color—rivers of red, like the yolk of sunset burst over everything.
From "Everything Sad Is Untrue" by Daniel Nayeri
The stock issuance still costs shareholders, and it often soaks up extra cash they could receive too.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026
That weak carbonic acid ultimately soaks into the soil, full of carbon dioxide.
From Slate ● Oct. 17, 2025
Rafiullah doesn't have teeth yet, so Hanifa soaks the bread in the tea and feeds him.
From BBC ● Sep. 21, 2025
At night, Piña says his apartment glows from the streetlights and soaks up the energy from the neighborhood.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2025
“That evil soaks into the soil. Some say it steeps and gets stronger. Maybe this isn’t the place. Maybe Gloria and I should have kept going after Virginia.”
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
Could we still be out there in Queens, soaked in Honey Deuces, waiting for a final score?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 14, 2026
I showed up to the appointment late, soaked, and embarrassed.
From Slate ● Aug. 21, 2026
I’m pretty sure my tears soaked his shoulder blade.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
Volunteers stretched blue tarpaulins over small groups as chants continued and soaked demonstrators waited for news from the police barricades.
From BBC ● Jul. 20, 2026
She’s in her housekeeping uniform, and it’s soaked from the rain.
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
The Delafield Hotel is a charming boutique property with massive rooms, comfortable beds and bathrooms outfitted with Kohler rain showers and soaking hydrotherapy tubs.
From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026
The primary suite opens onto a private patio overlooking the surrounding landscape, while the spa-inspired bathroom features a double vanity, soaking tub, and an oversized glass shower.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026
“I feel uncomfortable to discuss future,” Molchanova wrote to Epstein on April 4, 2019, sweat soaking into her shirt as she nervously typed the message.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026
She clutched a soaking copy of a sci-fi novel.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026
I just have to stand there, at center stage, soaking up the applause.
From "Shine!" by J.J. and Chris Grabenstein
