mop

Example Sentences

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

From Slate • Feb. 3, 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

After a 2.3-acre brush fire ignited near Janss Road in Thousand Oaks last October, a drone team flew over the blaze’s footprint and identified hot spots to help firefighters mop up that same day.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2026

Now, the roughly half a million barrels a day of Venezuelan crude that China used to mop up will likely be diverted to U.S. refineries along the Gulf Coast.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 12, 2026

I look around to see if anyone else is protesting, and mop my face with my T-shirt sleeve.

From "Zara’s Rules for Record-Breaking Fun" by Hena Khan