sock

Example Sentences

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One kind and patient spectator conscripted to play the school counselor had to remove her shoe to improvise a sock puppet, one of the tools of her empathetic practice.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2026

You may need to sock away an additional amount before making your move.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 4, 2026

In New York City, authorities and residents were bracing for a direct hit, the first blizzard to sock the city since 2016.

From Barron's • Feb. 21, 2026

Her favourite is The Smartest Giant in Town by Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler, because of the fox sleeping in a sock and the giraffe's funny tie.

From BBC • Dec. 27, 2025

“I’m not no millionaire,” I say, thinking about the stolen sock.

From "Isaiah Dunn Is My Hero" by Kelly J. Baptist