lather

Example Sentences

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A good sport, he changed into a towel and robe and patiently waited for his cue to start lathering up.

From Los Angeles Times

"You can see the problem from Mars," another party insider says, "there's not enough political direction of what he wants to do – so the policies don't lather up into anything". they reckon.

From BBC

Now he says he's frightened by the sun and lathers himself up in SPF before even thinking about stepping outdoors.

From BBC

Featuring questionable special effects, costumes and rock star Sting lathered in baby oil, the Guardian's Charles Bramesco wrote that Lynch's experiments left the franchise "radioactive for decades".

From BBC

Trump tends to be more oblique on this front, but he frequently works himself into a lather over defending slave-owners against those who keep saying slavery was a bad thing.

From Salon