sodden
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"One time there was a carpet leading up to the altar that became absolutely sodden with urine and droppings and had to be thrown away. They also destroyed the brass work."
From BBC • Oct. 30, 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
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