Soaked

Examples

• Oh, as far as cynicism goes, Andros might be a boulevardier soaked in absinthe. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
• A joint of any size could be soaked; the only thing was to give it plenty of time. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
• One early station in New York for arc lighting was an old soap-works whose well-soaked floors did not need much additional grease to render them choice fuel for the inevitable flames. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
• But this is how one historian, soaked with the fantastic political ideas of our times, is pleased to write of this evil expedition. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• All savage and primitive peoples of to-day, on the contrary, are soaked in tradition--the tradition of thousands of generations. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• He had lain in a pile of straw in his sweat-soaked clothes and wound a blanket around him while he dried. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
• The common supply of rivers is from springs, which draw their origin from rain that has soaked into the earth. Benjamin Franklin. Memoirs of Benjamin Franklin.
• The deer, looking soaked, leave quagmires where they pass. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
• After this has been done, a soft cloth soaked in a solution of linseed oil and limewater should be applied and the whole bandaged. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
• Well, a great deal must have soaked through, must it not? Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
• It gets full of dirt and hair, and becomes soaked with sweat. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
• He made a cylindrical mantle of thin fabric, and then soaked it in a solution of thorium and cerium until it became saturated with the chemical. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
• The waiter brought a dish of sauerkraut with a slice of ham over the top and a sausage buried in the hot wine-soaked cabbage. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
• In this process the skins are steeped in a bath of alum, salt and other substances, and they are also sometimes soaked in fish-oil. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• Did you never see such a shape soaked into your boat? Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• Washed with an aqueous solution (four drachms of acid to a gallon of water), or kept in it, or wrapped in cloths soaked in this water, keeps fresh for a very long time. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
• It is also well to place a paper soaked in the salicylic acid solution on the top of them, which greatly enhances the preserving effect. William K. David. Secrets of Wise Men, Chemists and Great Physicians.
• Wood is soaked in creosote oil until it becomes thoroughly saturated with the oily substance. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
• The dews of Hermon are falling upon us now, and the tents are almost soaked with them. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.

Edited by Arnold