soaked through

idiom

: made completely wet
My shirt and pants were soaked through by the rain.

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Waterproof dry bags keep the contents completely dry, even if the bag gets soaked through, whereas water-resistant dry bags can only withstand light rain showers or a handful of splashes. Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 9 June 2025 We’ll likely get soaked through the weekend, with afternoon storms lingering into Thursday, said Ana Torres-Vasquez, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Miamit. Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 30 May 2025 Mathys Tel sprinted across the artificial pitch and bounded over the hoardings and into the arms of the Spurs fans, freezing cold, soaked through, but ecstatic to be heading to Bilbao for the final in two weeks’ time. Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 9 May 2025 My pack, which had always been totally waterproof in the climate back home in Colorado, had soaked through. Olivia James, Outside Online, 24 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for soaked through

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“Soaked through.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/soaked%20through. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.

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