Examples of “wet” in a Sentence

adj Covered in or soaked with liquid, usually water.

• Her hair was still wet from the shower.
• Careful, the paint on that bench is still wet.
• The dog shook itself and splashed everyone with its wet fur.

adj Describing weather that brings a lot of rain.

• It's been the wettest autumn on record.
• We canceled the picnic because the weather has been so wet this week.
• Take an umbrella, because tomorrow looks wet across most of the country.

adj British informal: lacking backbone or firmness of character; feeble.

• He was mocked at school for being a bit wet.
• Don't be so wet, it's only a small spider!
• His brothers thought he was wet for refusing to try the high diving board.

verb To make something wet by applying liquid to it.

• Wet the cloth before you wipe down the counter.
• She wet her lips nervously before starting her speech.
• Wet the soil gently so the seeds do not wash away.