sponge up
Example Sentences
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Fisher: 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.
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
