SOLUBLE in a Sentence

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For SOLUBLE, below is one of 6 sentences:
"From their lightness and transparency, I should imagine that they are soluble in water," I remarked.

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 Meanings and Examples of SOLUBLE
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soluble
 a.  able to be dissolved; able to be explained
Classic Sentence:
1  "From their lightness and transparency, I should imagine that they are soluble in water," I remarked.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In PART I: CHAPTER VII. LIGHT IN THE DARKNESS
2  I was a fairly good dispenser, so I worked this alkaloid into small, soluble pills, and each pill I put in a box with a similar pill made without the poison.
A Study In Scarlet By Arthur Conan Doyle
Context  Highlight   In PART II: CHAPTER VI. A CONTINUATION OF THE REMINISCENCES OF JOHN W...
Example Sentence:
1  This substance is soluble in alcohol.
2  Sugar is soluble in water; put a sugar cube in water and it will quickly dissolve.
3  It is a highly soluble gas.
4  Uranium is soluble in sea water.