How to Use saturated in a Sentence

saturated

adjective
  • His shirt was saturated with sweat.
  • One is the kind of saturated fat, and the other is the kind of food it’s contained in.
    Tamar Haspel, Washington Post, 9 June 2023
  • The stately brass bed frame dresses up the room and pops against the saturated blue walls.
    Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Sep. 2022
  • As the lake shrinks, the north arm has become so saturated with salt that the water cannot hold it.
    Leia Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 17 Oct. 2021
  • It’s flatter and more saturated than the neon-loud slime green.
    Katy Kelleher, refinery29.com, 21 Nov. 2021
  • Eggs have just over one gram of saturated fat and thus were back in favor.
    Christine Byrne, Outside Online, 15 June 2019
  • The ground is soggy and saturated and hasn’t seen enough sun in the past 30 days to dry out between deluges.
    Angela Fritz, Washington Post, 5 June 2018
  • The area wasn't always saturated with ultra high-rise towers, as seen right in a shot from the 1930s along the park.
    Candace Taylor, WSJ, 17 Jan. 2019
  • But studies have shown that the saturated fats from these foods don’t deserve the bad rap.
    Samantha Cassetty, NBC News, 30 Dec. 2019
  • It’s not lost on her that the launch will make Dyson become the outsider in a saturated market.
    Hikmat Mohammed, WWD, 15 Aug. 2024
  • The next morning, my skin felt saturated and silky smooth.
    Jaime Osnato, SELF, 6 June 2019
  • The land is a bright, saturated green, and little hills and forests bloom with purple flowers.
    Keith Gessen, The New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2022
  • From books to bath soaks, our offerings are one-of-a-kind in the saturated self-care market.
    Aleichia Celestina Williams, The New Yorker, 2 Oct. 2024
  • But that's not all: Less saturated colors, like blush and cream, don't take the attention away from the event (a.k.a.
    Amanda Garrity, Good Housekeeping, 19 May 2018
  • Pewter Green is a deep, saturated version of sage that makes a bold statement.
    Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 June 2021
  • That makes sense in saturated e-commerce markets such as the U.S.
    Megha Mandavia, WSJ, 14 Mar. 2023
  • As the soils get more saturated with each successive storm, the flood threat will increase through time.
    Kathryn Prociv, NBC News, 1 Dec. 2023
  • Once again, since the Gulf Coast has been extremely wet the past week or so, any heavy rain could lead to flash flooding due to saturated soils.
    Paul Douglas, Star Tribune, 20 May 2021
  • Forecasters have warned of flash floods in the Gulf Coast region, due to saturated soil.
    Eduardo Cuevas, USA TODAY, 18 May 2024
  • Up the style quotient of your terrace garden by decking it out with a slew of saturated shades.
    Alyssa Longobucco, House Beautiful, 24 Mar. 2023
  • His jugular vein was slashed and the hallway in which his killers trapped him was so saturated with blood that detectives had to build a makeshift ramp to get to the body.
    Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 21 June 2024
  • How about changing it to the State of Yes, so the entire state takes on the burden of what the few who don’t live here want to cram down the overly saturated boroughs’ throats?
    Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 13 June 2024
  • This set from Printworks comes in a saturated green color palette to add some style to your game.
    Janelle Randazza, USA TODAY, 2 Dec. 2020
  • The saturated color has depth that feels rich and inviting in a way that cooler dark neutrals like black, grey, and navy just don’t match.
    Maggie Gillette, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Dec. 2023
  • The strokes should be light-handed toward the root of the hair, and more saturated toward the ends of the hair to mimic the way that hair naturally lightens in the sun.
    Jessica Teich, Good Housekeeping, 4 Nov. 2019
  • Gantt lost twice to racially saturated Helms campaigns in the 1990s.
    Ed Kilgore, Daily Intelligencer, 23 May 2018
  • The medium-sized shoulder bag is perfect for a full day and the rich mango shade is a great saturated summer hue.
    Nneya Richards, Travel + Leisure, 30 June 2023
  • Davy likes to use a blush shade that creates a subtle effect on the skin, followed by a dot of blush with a more saturated color.
    Iman Balagam, ELLE, 28 July 2023
  • Both offer neutral, nicely saturated colors and notably good contrast in both dark and light scenes.
    PCMAG, 27 Oct. 2024
  • Its softer tones serve as a backdrop to a myriad of accent colors and furnishing styles, while more saturated yellows can be played up to make more of a statement—especially with finish treatment (eggshell vs. gloss etc.).
    Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 26 Oct. 2024

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