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
  • When the bread is soggy, use your hands to squeeze out the excess milk, then add the bread to the bowl with the meat.
    Tina Danze, Dallas News, 17 Feb. 2020
  • 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
  • Parts of the region are still soggy from heavy rain last week.
    Fox News, 11 Feb. 2020
  • 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
  • No need to pack up the car or transport soggy sleepyheads to and fro.
    Naveen Kumar, CNN Underscored, 29 June 2020
  • 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
  • On top of that, cloth masks can become damp and soggy when mixed with sweat.
    Hanna Horvath, NBC News, 29 July 2020
  • 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
  • Most restaurant-style chips will be soggy in a minute or two.
    Diego Mendoza-Moyers, ExpressNews.com, 2 Mar. 2020
  • Heavy spring rains made the ground soggy, bogging down the tractors.
    Autumn Schoolman, Indianapolis Star, 4 Feb. 2020
  • 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
  • This helps the bacon drippings drain as the crackers bake, which keeps them from getting soggy.
    Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 29 Nov. 2024
  • After cooling for five minutes in the pan, slide the biscuits onto a wire rack so the edges stay nice and crispy (rather than soggy).
    Karla Walsh, Southern Living, 30 Dec. 2024

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