soap
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
See Examples For:
“All of a sudden you had an added soap opera narrative of leaving climbers behind to die; people putting Sherpa climbers in danger.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026
I listened to that thing over and over again, until I spilled a bottle of soap in my tape deck and ruined it.
From Salon ● Oct. 4, 2026
Rock star Angry Anderson, whose music famously soundtracked the wedding of Kylie Minogue and Jason Donovan's characters in Australian TV soap Neighbours, has died at the age of 79.
From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026
The show made you want to soap your eyes.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026
Doc pointed at a fresh towel and washcloth, a toothbrush still in the packaging, a bottle of soap, lotion, and a stick of deodorant.
From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste
![]()
While her parents worked, she and her brother watched a lot of TV, sitcoms like “Diff’rent Strokes” and “Small Wonder” and soaps like “Dynasty” and “Dallas.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
In those studies, the researchers developed approaches for converting other types of plastic waste into surfactants used in products such as soaps and detergents.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 29, 2026
The soaps and fragrances retailer said Wednesday it now expects annual adjusted earnings per share to be $2.60 to $2.80, up from prior guidance of $2.40 and $2.65.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026
Far from seeming like a steely leader in a rigorous era, he instead recalls all those gentle, soft, pouty-lipped dreamboats who pop up interchangeably in young-adult soaps on the streaming services.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
Some had the day’s accounts, To-do lists, snatches of favorite dialogue from favorite soaps.
From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy
![]()
“In the stables, the Queen’s horses were again at the ready, coats groomed, saddles and bridles soaped and stirrups polished,’’ Dimbleby wrote.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 11, 2022
Rhoda soaped a washcloth and began to scrub beneath the folds of her daughter’s skin.
From New York Times ● Jan. 21, 2015
Actually, according to the Post, he “took some large metal pans that did not appear to be dirty, soaped them up and rinsed them…as the cameras clicked and the TV cameras rolled.”
From Salon ● Oct. 16, 2012
The tune "Sticky Situation," for instance, mushrooms into the spectacle of a half-dozen boys getting their mouths soaped by moms.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 10, 2010
Then I soaped my entire body, head to toe, and rinsed off by swimming around for a couple laps.
From "We Were Here" by Matt De La Peña
![]()
He worked six days a week, hosing down cars, soaping them up and vacuuming inside.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2025
Set up an assembly line from soaping and scrubbing to rinsing to drying.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 22, 2023
Songul Yucesoy carefully washes her dishes, soaping the plates and cutlery before rinsing off the bubbles and laying them out to dry.
From BBC ● Mar. 5, 2023
Doing it while a shower is running and then soaping up, thus creating a steamy-sudsy environment, would be even better for masking the odors your body produces.
From Slate ● May 25, 2020
But there’s a sponge for soaping, a washcloth for rinsing, and a towel for drying.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
![]()
Random Word
Spin the wheel and learn a new word!
Get a word