How to Use soggy in a Sentence

soggy

adjective
  • The cereal got all soggy.
  • The soil should stay moist but not soggy most of the time.
    Lynn Coulter, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Nov. 2021
  • Water the leaves and root area, but don’t let the soil stay soggy.
    Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 15 Mar. 2024
  • The judges said her cake was soggy and fell apart and the rabbit was dry.
    Buddha Lo, Peoplemag, 16 May 2024
  • The consommé was served on the side, so the tacos didn't get soggy overnight.
    Rasputin Todd, The Enquirer, 15 Mar. 2023
  • At a time of year when much of the city’s greenbelt is soggy with snowmelt, the lot is dry.
    Zachariah Hughes, Anchorage Daily News, 13 May 2023
  • Then the rain came down, and the hill country became a soggy mess.
    Will Higginbotham Marlena Sloss, New York Times, 19 Jan. 2024
  • The meat is less greasy and more dense, the breading not as soggy, but just as tasty.
    Keith Pandolfi, The Enquirer, 5 Mar. 2024
  • Water well for the first few weeks to keep moist, not soggy.
    Arricca Elin Sansone, Country Living, 22 Sep. 2022
  • If the base dirt is soggy, crews will bring in good dirt to replace it.
    Laurinda Joenks, Arkansas Online, 17 Feb. 2021
  • On the floor were tubs marking the areas too soggy to step.
    Hannah Dreier, Washington Post, 25 Apr. 2021
  • After a long day at the resort, cold, soggy ski socks are the first thing to go.
    Jakob Schiller, Outside Online, 18 Oct. 2022
  • Its downfall is the brioche, which ended up soggy and mushed in the bag.
    Amanda Finnegan, Washington Post, 19 Jan. 2024
  • The cookies were too soggy and the ice cream was overstuffed with air.
    Sam Stone, Bon Appétit, 3 July 2024
  • Water this plant so that the soil stays damp, but not soggy.
    Arricca Elin Sansone, Country Living, 27 Apr. 2021
  • This extra step will keep the crust from turning soggy as the pie bakes.
    Marian Cooper Cairns, Southern Living, 8 July 2023
  • Mums won't thrive in soil that drains poorly and stays too soggy.
    Lynn Coulter, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Feb. 2023
  • That was the sad and soggy scene Sunday at Fort Lauderdale beach.
    Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 5 Feb. 2023
  • Don’t cover the hot dish while baking or the chips will get soggy.
    Jennifer Rude Klett, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 24 Nov. 2021
  • The best way to avoid a soggy pie crust is to blind-bake until golden brown.
    Ann Taylor Pittman, Southern Living, 8 May 2024
  • The breading may absorb the oil and become soggy and greasy.
    Patricia S York, Southern Living, 16 Aug. 2023
  • By the time things revved back up after 10 p.m., Hart Plaza was one big soggy dance floor.
    Brian McCollum, Detroit Free Press, 26 May 2024
  • When the galette emerges from the oven, the tomatoes will retain their juices, but the bottom crust will not be soggy.
    BostonGlobe.com, 8 June 2021
  • As for the biggest club in the bag heading into a soggy, 7,300-yard Erin Hills?
    Jim Owczarski, Journal Sentinel, 12 Sep. 2022
  • Aside from a crust that was flaky and not at all soggy, the fruit was definitely the star.
    Kim Sunée, Anchorage Daily News, 2 July 2021
  • Dams are also built to trap water that will keep the peat soggy.
    New York Times, 5 May 2022
  • The pasta wasn’t soggy at all, and the marinara sauce was bright red with a deep flavor.
    Laura Krantz, BostonGlobe.com, 26 Jan. 2021
  • Make soggy post-beach car rides a thing of the past with this quick-drying swimsuit.
    Hannah Oh, Seventeen, 13 May 2022
  • Too much water causes soggy, mushy roots that cannot provide nutrients to keep buds and blooms alive on the plant.
    Leanne Potts, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 Oct. 2024
  • And while those can sometimes be as satisfying as a soggy cardboard box of fish fingers, an upcoming commitment seems to be coming at just the right moment in his life.
    Greg Engle, Forbes, 19 Oct. 2024

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