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
  • The city had become so saturated with methamphetamine that the price had plunged.
    — Washington Post, 21 Dec. 2017
  • What would that look like in a market as saturated as this one?
    — Lacey Rose, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Mar. 2018
  • But studies have shown that the saturated fats from these foods don’t deserve the bad rap.
    — Samantha Cassetty, NBC News, 30 Dec. 2019
  • The Pacers were one of the few teams with modest salary cap space to spend in a saturated point guard market.
    — Nate Taylor, Indianapolis Star, 3 July 2017
  • Palm oil is a saturated fat made from the oil palm tree (not to be confused with palm kernel oil, which comes from the seeds of the same plant).
    — Rochelle Bilow, Bon Appetit, 19 July 2017
  • These fats are better for you than saturated and trans fats found in cow's milk.
    — Jamie Johnson, Verywell Health, 3 Feb. 2025
  • 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
  • Pearl lives in a world so saturated with guns that the only question is when, not if, the trigger will be pulled.
    — The Economist, 8 Mar. 2018
  • 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
  • Avoid saturated or trans fat, added sugars, and high amounts of salt.
    — Mayo Clinic News Network (tns), The Seattle Times, 4 Feb. 2018
  • 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
  • Most are likely due to frost-heave, when the water in saturated soil freezes and expands, pushing the ground up.
    — Bridget Alex, Discover Magazine, 15 May 2018
  • Cream and whole milk in eggnog raises the saturated fat content.
    — Gord Magill, Newsweek, 22 Dec. 2024
  • 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
  • Too many saturated animal fats are bad for the heart and the diet is high in cholesterol.
    — Melissa Rudy, Fox News, 10 Feb. 2025
  • Excessive runoff can be a result of saturated ground and/or rainfall intensity.
    — Bay Area Weather Report, The Mercury News, 17 Feb. 2025

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