sock

Example Sentences

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Sometimes a tall sock and a short one; sometimes a Paw Patrol relic from toddlerhood.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 8, 2026

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

Even now, she records many of her vocals at home, with a sock stretched over the microphone to prevent popping and sibilance.

From BBC • Feb. 23, 2026

He was six, but he sometimes lost a sock or shirt.

From "Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes" by Eleanor Coerr