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

They are also essential workhorses, often the last to leave at night, after mopping floors and taking out the trash.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

But it faces a mammoth task, with polls showing that the Green Party -- newly headed by a charismatic leader 30 years younger than Corbyn -- is mopping up most disaffected lefties.

From Barron's • Nov. 29, 2025

I'm dusting shelves and mopping the tiled floor.

From "We Are Okay" by Nina LaCour