sponge

Example Sentences

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

From Literature

“I’ve had some years now and that past Olympics, it was more of a being a sponge. I’m always trying to learn something new every day from the veterans.”

From Los Angeles Times

Mal and Christopher bathed in the water of the pools—as hot as a bath, warmed by the salamanders’ bodies—and scrubbed at themselves with sea sponges they found on the shore.

From Literature

Over the summer, management had highlighted upgrades of a number of products, such as a stronger version of Mr. Clean cleaning sponges and new Oral-B power brushes.

From MarketWatch

The Faithfuls can barely look at him, and he likes it that way because he’s perceived as a safe sponge for their secrets – including their kneejerk suspicion of Funches.

From Salon