How to Use watery in a Sentence

watery

adjective
  • The soup was watery and had no flavor.
  • The pollen caused her eyes to become watery.
  • The virus can cause fever, cough, watery eyes, and a rash of red spots.
    — Jessie Yeung, CNN, 1 Nov. 2019
  • Why does my egg salad get watery in the fridge?
    — Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 21 Apr. 2026
  • This isn't a watery cocoa for the kids on movie night.
    — Midwest Living, 5 Jan. 2026
  • Read on to learn what causes watery eyes and how to stop them.
    — Amanda Gardner, Health, 21 Mar. 2024
  • The sauce should cling to the pasta and be creamy but not watery.
    — Bill St. John, The Denver Post, 25 Mar. 2020
  • This might seem fussy, but no one likes watery pimiento cheese.
    — Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Kest had red and watery eyes and slurred speech, the report says.
    — Angie Dimichele, sun-sentinel.com, 18 Nov. 2021
  • Just be careful to not add too much or risk watery, loose eggs.
    — Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 7 Feb. 2026
  • Some of it’s thin and watery, and some is viscous and goopy.
    — Mark Hay, Popular Science, 9 Oct. 2025
  • His eyes were bloodshot and watery.
    — Kristi Miller, Twin Cities, 26 Nov. 2025
  • By this point, the flesh is stringy, watery, and tough—not great for pumpkin pie.
    — Mallory Arnold, Outside Online, 13 Oct. 2022
  • Botswana is private and watery.
    — Daniel Scheffler, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025
  • In the camps, we were given rations of bread and watery soup.
    — Philissa Cramer, Sun Sentinel, 11 Aug. 2025
  • Fish lived in rivers and lakes and were protected by their watery homes.
    — Hans Sues, Discover Magazine, 15 Aug. 2024
  • Make sure to drain well after cooking to avoid a mushy, watery mess.
    — Catherine Lo, Good Housekeeping, 25 Sep. 2020
  • This stuff is chunky, as promised, not too watery, and seasoned with a few specks of jalapeño.
    — Alex Beggs, Bon Appétit, 28 Jan. 2022
  • The driver had bloodshot and watery eyes and slurred his speech.
    — Bruce Geiselman, cleveland, 6 Mar. 2021
  • Keep an eye out for bloody or watery nipple discharge and armpit lumps.
    — Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
  • The only sounds are the watery swish of my arms and legs, my steady breathing.
    — Lesley Finn, Longreads, 7 July 2022
  • His watery eyes during pregame revealed where his heart and mind were at the time.
    — Duane Rankin, azcentral, 28 Jan. 2020
  • Eye drops work within five to eight minutes and help with itchy, watery eyes.
    — Sheila Vilvens, Cincinnati.com, 1 May 2018
  • When fresh, habaneros have a crisp and pungent taste as well as a watery crunch.
    — Pati Jinich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Jan. 2024
  • The mix can go from slightly watery to thick very quickly, so keep an eye on it.
    — Cody Godwin, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2025
  • Then the horror slowly creeps over his watery eyes as the sauce builds on his tongue.
    — Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 12 Apr. 2024
  • Very hard, small lumps or watery, soupy liquid are both cause for concern.
    — Andrea Muraskin, NPR, 11 Apr. 2026
  • The symptoms are high fever, cough, runny nose, and red and watery eyes.
    — Adam Thompson, CBS News, 19 Apr. 2026
  • Symptoms of measles can present as fever, cough, runny nose and red or watery eyes.
    — Fox News, 23 Apr. 2018
  • The green slopes left toward a brook, so shots sent that way often find a watery grave.
    — Michael Whitmer, BostonGlobe.com, 20 June 2019

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