sponging

Example Sentences

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I’ve got her stool and her bucket and her towel, and I’m sponging her off on a nightly basis, sending her back into the fray.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 3, 2022

Wetlands also act as our planet's kidneys, sponging up excess rainwater to prevent flooding, and filtering out some sediment and contaminants before they can reach springs, creeks, groundwater, ocean.

From Salon • Mar. 19, 2021

But for a while after seeing your video, I was sponging down my milk cartons in bleach.

From Slate • Nov. 30, 2020

She’d go through five tubes a week, sponging it onto 12 to 15 pairs of shoes — a process known in ballet circles as pancaking.

From New York Times • Nov. 4, 2018

I’ve always felt it is an unforgivable thing to dump yourself on friends and then just stay on and on, sponging on their hospitality.

From "My Life with the Chimpanzees" by Jane Goodall