How to Use soupy in a Sentence

soupy

adjective
  • The gravy was too soupy.
  • The mixture should be very soupy.
    — Ivy Odom, Southern Living, 14 Nov. 2025
  • No endless gray days and frozen or soupy soil.
    — Paul Cappiello, Louisville Courier Journal, 13 Feb. 2026
  • We're known for our soupy chili served on hot dogs and spaghetti.
    — Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 7 Aug. 2023
  • Go for the classics, like a soupy mul naengmyeon or a spicy bibim naengmyeon.
    — Nikita Richardson, New York Times, 13 June 2023
  • The grits were creamy, but not soupy and packed with flavor while still subtle.
    — Worth Sparkman, Axios, 16 Sep. 2024
  • Like most entrees, the plate comes with a small salad, soupy beans and white rice.
    — Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2024
  • Prep, but not too far ahead Mushy and soupy is not a good look for a fruit salad.
    — Becky Krystal, The Seattle Times, 17 July 2018
  • The videos show what appear to be bones wrapped in rotting clothing in a soupy muck.
    — Time, 2 Feb. 2018
  • Very hard, small lumps or watery, soupy liquid are both cause for concern.
    — Andrea Muraskin, NPR, 11 Apr. 2026
  • Our soupy air mass promotes the chance for some hit-or-miss downpours into the evening.
    — Ian Livingston, Washington Post, 24 July 2024
  • Once the beans have cooked, the colors run and fade, leaving a soupy pot of brownish seeds.
    — Junot Díaz, The New Yorker, 17 Apr. 2018
  • The chicken should be cooked, the green beans should still be crispy and the mixture should look wet but not soupy.
    — cleveland, 21 Aug. 2023
  • Add 3 cups of the broth and mix it well, adding more as needed to make a very moist but not soupy dressing.
    — Redbook, 16 Oct. 2012
  • Pimiento Cheese Can’t be soupy, can’t be dry, and needs just the right amount of kick.
    — Southern Living, 1 May 2017
  • Xiao long bao are what it's best known for, and these fresh, soupy pork dumplings are little morsels of heaven.
    — Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 June 2024
  • The paella, which comes topped with a decadent tower of seafood, is like a soupy risotto.
    — Becky Cooper, The New Yorker, 15 May 2017
  • Mix 2 tablespoons of the powdered bleach with warm water to make a soupy paste.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 25 Dec. 2025
  • Lima beans make a soothing and simple soupy dish, which begs for this punchy, spicy chile-pepitas pesto.
    — Washington Post, 28 Oct. 2019
  • Fog could form overnight on Friday for a soupy start to Saturday.
    — Rosemarie Stein | The Oregonian/oregonlive, OregonLive.com, 11 May 2018
  • The soupy gravy was ladled on this dish with too heavy a hand, drowning the fries and quickly turning them to mush.
    — Lindsey McClave, The Courier-Journal, 8 Jan. 2020
  • The sloppy joe consistency for this recipe needed to be thick, not soupy.
    — Darlene Zimmerman, Detroit Free Press, 24 Jan. 2020
  • For me, the best adobo was not too soupy, ideally reduced until all the liquid is gone and a glaze forms.
    — Sheldon Simeon, Robb Report, 22 June 2021
  • One version is filled with soupy beef and herbs encased in a soft noodle wrapper that chews more like lasagna than a dumpling skin.
    — Jenn Harrisstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2019
  • Only goubuli aren't soupy, and the loose pork trapped inside is snuggled inside puffy white bun dough.
    — Michael Russell, OregonLive.com, 25 Apr. 2018
  • Crank that closer to 80 degrees and the air feels thick, soupy and miserable.
    — Mary Gilbert, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2025
  • These soupier lavas travel further and create the broad, sweeping shield form.
    — Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics, 18 Nov. 2019
  • Today’s money-saving tip puts those tired herbs and greens to work in a soupy stew that’s full of grassy, green spring flavor.
    — G. Daniela Galarza, Washington Post, 30 Mar. 2023
  • Houston simmers in a soupy air mass this week ahead of a noticeable pattern change this weekend.
    — Newsroom Meteorologist, Houston Chronicle, 18 Feb. 2026
  • Now the Gulf Stream and the Labrador Current more often mix in a soupy fog.
    — Rafil Kroll-Zaidi, Harper’s Magazine , 17 Aug. 2022

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