soapsuds

Example Sentences

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Huntley painted a picture of a hosepipe, a bucket of water and soapsuds - and that of a man and his dog larking about.

From BBC • Mar. 1, 2026

She had been wearing a swimsuit in the tub, she said, and “the soapsuds were up to my neck.”

From New York Times • Dec. 15, 2019

Eventually, a baby elephant arrives along with a bunch of hippies/flower children, and soapsuds fill the house.

From Salon • Dec. 31, 2016

Here’s how it works: When you flush or send soapsuds down the drain, the contents travel through miles of pipe and ultimately reach Blue Plains, off Interstate 295 in Southwest Washington .

From Washington Post • Oct. 7, 2015

The young woman had apparently been in the middle of a washing day, for she wore an apron, her sleeves were rolled up to the elbow, and there were soapsuds on her hands.

From "The Magician's Nephew" by C. S. Lewis