sponge

Example Sentences

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But the only architectural feats eliciting "oohs" and "aahs" this autumn morning are of the sponge variety, as enthusiasts peruse the gravity-defying gateaux from the city's gourmands.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

That early date has sparked debate because it predates the oldest confirmed sponge fossils by at least 100 million years.

From Science Daily • Feb. 28, 2026

The findings raise new questions about what drove the earliest stages of sponge evolution.

From Science Daily • Feb. 28, 2026

To use as a metal, titanium ore has to be turned into a porous form called sponge — the U.S. imports over 95% of that.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 12, 2026

He took the sponge, dipped it in, and moistened the corpse-like face; he asked for my smelling-bottle, and applied it to the nostrils.

From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë