sponge

Example Sentences

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"If you squeeze half a sponge, the water only goes on that half. That's basically what the cell is doing."

From Science Daily • Apr. 1, 2026

Coffee pecan torte, spiced pear sponge with miso caramel.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

To resolve this long standing conflict, an international research team led by Dr. M. Eleonora Rossi of the University of Bristol's School of Biological Sciences took a closer look at how sponge skeletons evolved.

From Science Daily • Feb. 28, 2026

To use as a metal, titanium ore has to be turned into a porous form called sponge — the U.S. imports over 95% of that.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 12, 2026

Then, with teeth chattering, she’d hurry back to the house, where she’d take a cold water sponge bath, to get rid of the salt.

From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey