soapbox
Example Sentences
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It’s a free soapbox that forces management to address issues they’d rather not discuss.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026
The BID has hosted a soapbox derby, an autumn festival, and a "dino day", where actors dress up as dinosaurs and walk around the town to entertain children.
From BBC • Jan. 3, 2025
A sturdy and symbolic soapbox for speeches on liberty.
From Slate • Nov. 28, 2024
In updating the book, “we didn’t want to be preachy or stand on a soapbox, but we wanted to be fair and equitable to the different cultures we’re representing.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 23, 2024
As for the park itself, it was an American version of a Middle Eastern bazaar, with folk singers, storytellers, beggars, political dissidents, soapbox orators, and even the occasional snake charmer.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
