soak

Example Sentences

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Her baskets are mostly the yellowish brown color of her main thread, strips of basket rush made pliant after soaking in water.

From Los Angeles Times

It also meant he could get the dream send-off as Semenyo was substituted with seconds left, allowing him to soak up the adulation from the home supporters as well as applaud them back.

From BBC

Programs that help workers move up would grow; those that don’t would stop soaking up scarce funds.

From MarketWatch

"Here he has been able to soak up the pressure and have confidence that he will get those balls."

From BBC

But before you can soak in Santa Barbara County’s highly popular Montecito Hot Springs, you’ll need to hike a little over a mile uphill, threading your way among boulders, oaks and a meandering creek.

From Los Angeles Times