sponge

“It’s one that can work as a sponge when there is a flood or respond in the right way when there is a drought.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 23, 2026

Households in Germany and North America volunteered to use one of three sponge types as part of their regular dishwashing routines while documenting how the sponges were used.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 1, 2026

Like squeezing a sponge, the descending motion dries the air out and when you add in the fact the air is compressed, this also adds to the air heating up.

From BBC ● May 28, 2026

It will occupy an area partly covered in a marshy oasis, or "vega," which acts as a natural sponge.

From Barron's ● May 23, 2026

‘Then if he comes back you’ll let him stay here and sponge on you just as long as he pleases—like it was before?’

From "The Heart is a Lonely Hunter" by Carson McCullers

Tommy, who used acrylic paint and a mixture of brushes and sponges to achieve different textures, said: 'I just wanted to make something colourful, plus feet are easier to draw than faces!

From BBC ● Jun. 18, 2026

Although kitchen sponges are used daily in millions of households, their role as a source of microplastics has received relatively little attention.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 1, 2026

The “underwater city” of a barrier reef bustles with activity, with vibrantly patterned fish darting busily between corals and sea sponges.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026

As these sponges wear down, they can release tiny plastic particles into the environment.

From Science Daily ● Apr. 18, 2026

They ate dinner and slept till morning and then bathed again with sponges and washed their hair in basins of warm water.

From "The Road" by Cormac McCarthy

“Michael sort of sponged off of Gary,” Wellman said.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2025

The magnesium had an unexpected beneficial effect: It "sponged out" inadvertent impurities in the tantalum and, as a result, raised the temperature at which it operates as a superconductor.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 5, 2024

Pastor Pam and Jen lowered me gently to the ground, a kneeling, knowledgeable Officer K sponged me to consciousness and remained with me until the Fire Department arrived.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 8, 2022

Maintenance and repairs sponged up dollars so fast that had lawmakers not acted, no money would have been left for new construction or even to unlock federal matching grants.

From Washington Post ● Apr. 30, 2022

Lee came in from the kitchen and put a damp towel in his hands, and Adam sponged his eyes and handed it back.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck

Alice spends her days cleaning Lady Jemima’s stinky shoes, sponging her underwear and greasing her long blonde hair.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026

Generative AI is developing so quickly that soon the large-language models sponging up information on the internet will run out of content to feed on.

From Seattle Times ● May 13, 2024

Wedging himself between Dickie and Marge, he becomes obsessed — an obsession in which the lines between befriending Dickie, sponging off Dickie and becoming Dickie are progressively erased.

From New York Times ● Apr. 4, 2024

There’s a lot of scraping and sponging involved.

From Washington Post ● Feb. 19, 2023

Then, with a thrill of horror, he realized that someone was sponging his forehead in the dark.

From "Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets" by J. K. Rowling