spongy

Example Sentences

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Due to the water’s high mineral content, the fall’s boulders have developed a spongy texture that allows you to climb barefoot while water gushes over your feet.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 28, 2026

The result -- a spongy, tofu-textured mass -- is dried, turned out and delivered.

From Barron's • Nov. 13, 2025

“If a city can’t handle a flood, that means it’s not spongy enough,” Yu said.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 10, 2025

Fruit sandwiches are typically made of sweetened, soft, spongy white bread filled with whipped cream and fruit, typically strawberries or clementine, says Shuko Oda, chef at Koya restaurant in London.

From BBC • Jun. 27, 2025

She said her father’s spongy felt suit was the color of black lungs.

From "Dead End in Norvelt" by Jack Gantos