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
In updating the book, “we didn’t want to be preachy or stand on a soapbox, but we wanted to be fair and equitable to the different cultures we’re representing.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 23, 2024
In Harlem, Malcolm X is standing on a soapbox talking about a revolution.
From "Brown Girl Dreaming" by Jacqueline Woodson
