sponge up

Example Sentences

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“And it’s hard because, in the TV show, it’s just a sponge up the nose, you can literally wait until it starts dribbling and say ‘cut’ once you’re done,” added Fisher.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 22, 2025

Every time I come into the kitchen, I find a few coffee grounds to sponge up here, or a dried-up splatter of last night's red sauce to blot out there.

From Salon • Apr. 18, 2023

"Our city has lost a huge amount of capacity to sponge up all of this water."

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2023

Chimpanzees in Guinea use leaves to sponge up fermented palm sap.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 13, 2017

Craig and I passed hours in their bedroom at the back of the apartment, just trying to sponge up their cool.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama