mop

Example Sentences

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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

But Keoghan, with his white-blond mop top and colorful windbreakers, is wildly compelling as yet another broken-doll boy, simultaneously unpredictable and vulnerable.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 12, 2026

A facility staff member accidentally struck her eye with a mop.

From Slate • Feb. 3, 2026

On the floor right next to the door is a bucket and mop.

From "A Soft Place to Land" by Janae Marks