sponge up
Example Sentences
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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
That sets him apart, at least, from the customary authors of similar screeds, visitors from outside parachuting in for a week or two to sponge up local color for their takes.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 23, 2021
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
