How to Use sock in a Sentence

sock

1 of 2 noun
  • One man wore a bathrobe and socks.
    — Katie Landeck, The Providence Journal, 25 Jan. 2026
  • Holes had been worn through the socks.
    — Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
  • And of course, there must be socks.
    — Gretta Monahan, Boston Herald, 26 Feb. 2026
  • Stir well to mix and add the socks.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 13 Jan. 2026
  • His gloves, shorts and socks are white.
    — Jack Lang, New York Times, 9 June 2026
  • How should ski socks be washed and dried?
    — Jonathan Thompson, Travel + Leisure, 9 Feb. 2026
  • Don't even know how to put on his socks.
    — Julia Moore, PEOPLE, 4 Jan. 2026
  • The hooks on her legs catch on the threads of a sock.
    — María Ospina, The Dial, 31 Mar. 2026
  • The heel or back of their skate would push out against their sock.
    — Michael Russo, New York Times, 8 Oct. 2025
  • What type of socks do pirates wear?
    — Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Sep. 2025
  • The service will blow your socks off.
    — Emily Adler, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Apr. 2026
  • Does wearing socks to bed help?
    — Allison Palmer, Miami Herald, 13 May 2026
  • Does wearing socks to bed help?
    — Allison Palmer, Miami Herald, 12 May 2026
  • Okay, a question about the socks.
    — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Nov. 2025
  • By then, one sock was already off.
    — Judith Martin, Mercury News, 17 June 2026
  • Are socks the most glamorous gift in the world?
    — Francesca Krempa, Travel + Leisure, 11 June 2026
  • Players wore socks with his face on them.
    — Ryan Brennan march 16, Charlotte Observer, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Surely on the socks though, right?
    — Nick Miller, New York Times, 10 June 2026
  • The store also sells shoes, socks and hats.
    — Judith Kohler, Denver Post, 24 Sep. 2025
  • My son removes his shoes and socks and joins me.
    — Literary Hub, 5 Nov. 2025
  • And the winger’s trademark low socks?
    — Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 29 May 2026
  • Fox wore glasses and thigh-high socks.
    — Janelle Ash, FOXNews.com, 1 Apr. 2026
  • The players rocked socks with his face on them.
    — Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Simply put the sock around your hand and get to work.
    — Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 31 Dec. 2025
  • Simply put the sock around your hand and get to work.
    — Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 17 June 2026
  • And legs with black socks pulled up to the knees, no shoes on the feet.
    — Scott Eden, Rolling Stone, 1 Feb. 2026
  • Close-toed shoes and long socks are also a must.
    — Caroline Biggs, Martha Stewart, 23 May 2026
  • Add 6 pairs of socks and soak for at least four hours or overnight.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 13 Jan. 2026
  • These can be worn without socks and stay in place well.
    — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 14 Jan. 2026
  • Add the socks, being sure they are turned right side out.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 13 Jan. 2026

sock

2 of 2 verb
  • The Phillies socked some dingers.
    — Matt Gelb, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2025
  • Kiss the ring, then sock it to my pocket.
    — Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 26 June 2026
  • The 170-grain slug socked him right between the horns.
    — Bob Cary, Outdoor Life, 15 Oct. 2025
  • This is a guy who swiped 32 bases a year ago and socked 28 homers two years ago.
    — Zack Meisel, New York Times, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Most of the relief would go to people who don’t need it and would merely sock it away.
    — Steve Chapman Chicago Tribune, Star Tribune, 7 Dec. 2020
  • Conversely, if wages don't rise quite high enough, that could sock consumption.
    — Bernhard Warner, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2021
  • Hot black smoke socked her in the face; the staircase had become a glowing, spastic frenzy.
    — Danielle Parker, CBS News, 21 Apr. 2026
  • Hot black smoke socked her in the face; the staircase had become a glowing, spastic frenzy.
    — Danielle Parker, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026
  • Experts say that the low cost can be an enticement to lure in the buyer before getting socked with more fees.
    — Kevin Williams, CNBC, 30 Nov. 2025
  • Feinberg has socked 16 homers with 63 RBIs.
    — Gary Bedore may 28, Kansas City Star, 28 May 2026
  • But the bank had socked much of its cash in Treasury bonds that fell in value as higher yield notes came on the market.
    — Devlin Barrett, Washington Post, 14 Mar. 2023
  • Still, this elite group continued to sock money away in boring mutual funds.
    — Michelle Singletary, Washington Post, 27 May 2022
  • Even with three linebackers out with injuries, Chicago socked the Eagles from the jump.
    — CBS News, 28 Nov. 2025
  • Evening rush-hour commuters — who thought winter was over — felt foolish after the city was socked with a record-breaking spring snowfall.
    — Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Scarlet won’t stand for that sexist nonsense and socks it to a measly prince who breaks off their weak engagement in front of a lot of people at a ball.
    — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 10 Oct. 2025
  • In addition to tops and bottoms, don’t forget to snag this pair of Merino wool socks for just $11.
    — Jasmine Gomez, Travel + Leisure, 18 Jan. 2026
  • Freezing late-spring temperatures followed by a searing summer drought have conspired to sock the yield.
    — Bernhard Warner, Fortune, 9 Nov. 2021
  • You could get socked with a 75% civil fraud penalty under section 6663.
    — Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Slide the be-socked yardstick under the refrigerator and move it back and forth to pick up dust, dirt, and other fine particles.
    — Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Jan. 2026
  • When broken down, the data showed the sum to be significantly more for higher income brackets but still sock it to the middle class.
    — Haris Alic, Fox News, 26 Aug. 2022
  • Knowing how to navigate the system can make all the difference to patients socked with giant medical bills.
    — Maya Miller, ProPublica, 16 Nov. 2023
  • This lousy wintry Monday came a day after unseasonable severe weather socked the area.
    — Laura Bannon, CBS News, 29 Dec. 2025
  • Labin details the elaborate process of elimination that determines which socks to bring to the festival each year.
    — Scott Neuman, NPR, 26 Mar. 2026
  • That bit is a high point in a cunning time-capsule-worthy satire that socks it to corporate America and our fan worshipping selves.
    — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 3 Feb. 2026
  • To me, well, writing just means saving stuff, socking it away, like having a bank account of precious observations and memories.
    — Literary Hub, 12 Feb. 2026
  • Snow was falling in Central Florida after a strong arctic front socked the region with three days of bitter cold, along with nearly an inch of snow.
    — Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 June 2026
  • Healey is embracing a collapsing, expensive wind farm that fishermen hate, kills birds, had a major blade failure and is destined to sock ratepayers with high costs.
    — Joe Battenfeld, Boston Herald, 16 Apr. 2026
  • That will create opportunities for smart traders who can sock oil away in storage for when prices rise later on, Bloomberg’s Javier Blas argued.
    — Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 7 Oct. 2025
  • For the third January in a row, Mother Nature is preparing to sock Memphis in the face with a big fat snowball.
    — John Beifuss, Memphis Commercial Appeal, 21 Jan. 2026
  • Then Paxton was socked with a bombshell divorce filing by the wife who had endured many public indignities to only turn around and leave him just as the campaign was heating up.
    — Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 1 Aug. 2025

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