spongy

Example Sentences

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Focaccia, with its airy, spongy interior and crisp, olive-oil–slicked crust, is equal parts hearty and delicate, an ideal sandwich bread if there ever was one.

From Salon

A man with a spongy face, a bushel of white hair, and a patched tweed jacket grumbles at Jakob from the bar.

From Literature

Due to the water’s high mineral content, the fall’s boulders have developed a spongy texture that allows you to climb barefoot while water gushes over your feet.

From The Wall Street Journal

I glance up to see a spot on the ceiling that looks spongy and damp.

From Literature

The result -- a spongy, tofu-textured mass -- is dried, turned out and delivered.

From Barron's