How to Use squishy in a Sentence

squishy

adjective
  • The ground was wet and squishy.
  • Dead roots are a light brown, with the look and flat, squishy feel of wet straw.
    Los Angeles Times, 27 Apr. 2022
  • And when he’s pressed for details, that’s when the talk gets squishy.
    Chris Morris, Fortune, 26 June 2023
  • In a few years your hard drive may be full of such squishy stuff.
    IEEE Spectrum, 17 Feb. 2024
  • Take the stress out of their day with these squishy fidget toys.
    Kelsey Hurwitz, Woman's Day, 15 Feb. 2023
  • The squishy blob is a sea cucumber — and a new species.
    Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 1 July 2024
  • Space isn’t a suitable place for a squishy species like us.
    Anders Sandberg, Quartz, 19 July 2019
  • This lands it around 12th (these numbers can be squishy) on the all-time list.
    Jeremy D. Goodwin, BostonGlobe.com, 3 May 2018
  • Pick a lemon that's slightly soft (not squishy) and heavy for its size.
    Laura Duerr, chicagotribune.com, 13 Mar. 2021
  • Get the recipe: Attention, lovers of squishy and chewy foods!
    Sarah Jampel, Bon Appétit, 26 Dec. 2019
  • In the box are five fun, soft and squishy Squishmallows.
    Christopher Murray, Fox News, 13 Nov. 2024
  • The bun is the soft, squishy kind that melts into the burger, the perfect vessel for the gooey cheese and the meat.
    Jenn Harris, latimes.com, 18 Sep. 2017
  • The burgers here are just the way we like them, with a squishy bun and nice griddle char.
    Jess Fleming, Twin Cities, 24 Oct. 2019
  • Sticky the Poo, a squishy likeness with eyes, clings to walls and ceilings when thrown.
    Joseph Pisani, Houston Chronicle, 20 Feb. 2018
  • Skip squishy bulbs, and choose ones that feel weighty like a golf ball, not light like a Ping-Pong ball.
    Arricca Elin Sansone, House Beautiful, 25 Apr. 2023
  • There’s a lot less that seems to be able to go wrong with the small screen and squishy little keyboards of the iPad.
    Mike Murphy, Quartz, 11 Sep. 2019
  • The mats are squishy but not too soft—think of a firm mattress with a cushy topper.
    Sarah Jampel, Bon Appétit, 22 June 2021
  • This weight is very chubby and kind of almost a bit squishy.
    Nicole Phelps, Vogue, 19 June 2021
  • The final two sides had squishy craft dots and hard plastic dots.
    Adam Littman, The Seattle Times, 6 Jan. 2018
  • These have a squishy footbed and easy-to-adjust Velcro straps.
    Maggie Slepian, Travel + Leisure, 11 Mar. 2025
  • The earplugs are made from a low-pressure, slow-release foam that is both soft and squishy.
    Sherri Gordon, Verywell Health, 14 June 2023
  • And with that, I’ve been reduced to a puddle of tears and good, squishy feelings.
    Breanna Edwards, The Root, 29 Sep. 2017
  • After all these years, the squishy trend shows no signs of slowing down.
    Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping, 17 May 2022
  • At first, the cells that will make up a strand of hair are soft and squishy, like little round bags of fluid.
    Veronique Greenwood, New York Times, 22 Mar. 2018
  • But a squishy, putty substance that smells of...cloves?
    Kate McCarthy, USA TODAY, 17 July 2019
  • Friends who come by to hang out are always amazed by the squishy, sink-right-in feeling of my bed.
    Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 11 Mar. 2025
  • This squishy tissue can change shape to help the whales direct sounds through the water.
    Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 July 2023
  • The mattress is exactly the right amount of squishy you dream of your mattress to be.
    Alyssa Fiorentino, House Beautiful, 16 Apr. 2019
  • The squishy pouch is one of those really good designs that can go day to night—throw in all of your essentials and be out the door, looking incredibly chic.
    Madeline Fass, Vogue, 11 Apr. 2025
  • This is due to a degradation of cartilage (the squishy material that protects the ends of the bones) and a reduction in synovial fluid – which lubricates the joints.
    Matt Parrott, Arkansas Online, 20 Apr. 2025

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