soak through
Example Sentences
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He says that intercepting steam underground could even reduce surface emissions, since the steam doesn't soak through rock layers where it can pick up pollutants.
From National Geographic • Feb. 2, 2024
Water-based primers are all well and good for regular walls, but they can soak through the paper and loosen the adhesive, rendering your best wallpaper-cover-up efforts futile.
From Salon • Jul. 21, 2022
Have you ever wondered why food doesn't stick to your favourite frying-pan, why grease doesn't soak through your bag of microwave popcorn, or why water doesn't soak into your jacket?
From BBC • Sep. 27, 2021
The windows in this old van barely open, so the sweat begins to soak through our clothing.
From New York Times • Feb. 24, 2021
And why does no rain fall through my recollections, sound through my memories, soak through the hard dry crust of the still so recent past?
From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison
