sock

Example Sentences

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Asked whether he would indeed be the president's sock puppet, Warsh said: "Absolutely not."

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

More places to sock away fuels “could be a game-changer for Asian countries.”

From MarketWatch • Apr. 15, 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

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

I know he’s right, but without Boo I feel like a shoe in a sock drawer.

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko