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Examples of sponge up
sponge up
The sponge was very absorbent, soaking up all the soda, albeit with some effort.
From the post-gazette.com
That leaves only one viable source for the hundreds of billions in extra tax revenue needed to sponge up all that red ink.
From the businessweek.com
The sponge swells up on one side and shrinks on the other, which causes it to move.
From the economist.com
Spread with half the chocolate chestnut mousse, then roll the sponge up again and tip it on to a long serving plate, seam downwards.
From the independent.co.uk
Soldiers later said the chopper was a bullet sponge, soaking up enemy rounds.
From the investors.com
After our run, Seth and I walked over to the Museum of Modern Art, to see what culture we could sponge up in the hour before it closed.
From the frugaltraveler.blogs.nytimes.com
A fungus could attach itself to many different plants to sponge up as many carbohydrates as possible, but only supply phosphorus to some of those plants.
From the newscientist.com
Oddly, triangles of flatbread were layered around the dish, their only job, apparently, to sponge up the liquid and become a soggy, inedible mess.
From the orlandosentinel.com
The parks department will have to start choosing more stormwater-tolerant plants for the city's green spaces, in order to sponge up runoff and decrease flooding and pollution.
From the cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com
