sponge

Example Sentences

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In effect, the cells act like sugar sponges under conditions similar to those found on the world's tallest mountains.

From Science Daily

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

“I was sponging her with cold water, and suddenly she started talking fast and pointing at things I couldn’t see!” said Klenam.

From Literature

“I’ve had some years now and that past Olympics, it was more of a being a sponge. I’m always trying to learn something new every day from the veterans.”

From Los Angeles Times

Mal and Christopher bathed in the water of the pools—as hot as a bath, warmed by the salamanders’ bodies—and scrubbed at themselves with sea sponges they found on the shore.

From Literature