mop

Example Sentences

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It sold out, and Hockney began to emerge as an iconic figure with his signature bleached-blond mop, round-rimmed glasses and eye-catching sartorial style.

From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026

He told me to stand in place and watch as he took out all of the cleaning products and, along with cleaning the toilets and sinks, he proceeded to mop the floor.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

"For a brief second, I thought there was someone with a squeegee mop cleaning the outside of the window. I turned around, and it was the bear's wet nose rubbing against the window."

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

I rarely straighten my mop of thick, curly hair, and when I do, it’s not always a great experience.

From Salon • Feb. 2, 2026

Mini flinched, and Dee Dee morphed from a compact into a staff just as a man dressed up as an Elvis impersonator sang, “You ain’t nothing but a bad mop, breaking all the time!”

From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi