sponging

Example Sentences

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There’s a lot of scraping and sponging involved.

From Washington Post • Feb. 19, 2023

He hung around the Cincinnati station at all hours, sponging up shot composition and camera angles.

From New York Times • May 18, 2022

I’ve got her stool and her bucket and her towel, and I’m sponging her off on a nightly basis, sending her back into the fray.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 3, 2022

But for a while after seeing your video, I was sponging down my milk cartons in bleach.

From Slate • Nov. 30, 2020

“I was sponging her with cold water, and suddenly she started talking fast and pointing at things I couldn’t see!” said Klenam.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo