mopping
Example Sentences
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"By the time I reach the houses and start sweeping and mopping, my clothes are already soaked. Some days I also have to clean rooftops where the marble floors feel like they are on fire."
From BBC ● May 28, 2026
Voting trends show the BJP mopping up more than 44% of the vote this time.
From BBC ● May 4, 2026
Willy might as well be delivering newspapers or mopping the kitchen floor, so disconnected are his gestures.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 1, 2026
Owens and her family saved the house, wedging plywood underneath the doorways during the storm and mopping up water faster than it seeped inside.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 17, 2025
Before he could move, Coach O came over and sat next to him, mopping his own forehead with a damp towel.
From "We'll Fly Away" by Bryan Bliss
