sodden

Example Sentences

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When it flooded most recently, she was left to stay overnight in the sodden flat, as no alternative accommodation could be found.

From BBC • Dec. 12, 2025

On the coastal road at Playa Canizo, a man in a straw hat and sodden fatigues, clasping an equally wet suitcase, thrust out his left arm, hoping for a ride to safety.

From Barron's • Oct. 28, 2025

Sometimes you have to break away from heavy, sodden reality and go straight into joyful idiocy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 9, 2025

I spent Monday hauling furniture to a dumpster and cutting up sodden rugs with a kitchen knife—it was all I had—so that they’d fit inside contractor bags.

From Slate • Oct. 21, 2024

“Yes—try,” repeated Mary gently; and Mary’s hand removed my sodden bonnet and lifted my head.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë