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
“Most narcissists don’t set out to destroy people who love them,” he says from that frequent soapbox of online videos, the driver’s seat of a parked car.
From Slate • Jul. 23, 2025
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
For some, the natural conclusion of this argument is that museums and other cultural centers should be spared, invited into the conversation rather than made the soapbox for it.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 10, 2024
In Harlem, Malcolm X is standing on a soapbox talking about a revolution.
From "Brown Girl Dreaming" by Jacqueline Woodson
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
