mop

Example Sentences

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Fallon said his neighbour has been mopping up inside while he tries to clear water away outside.

From BBC

I do need a broom, and maybe a mop and some rags.

From Literature

With U.S. warships that once patrolled the strait now deployed chasing drug boats in the Caribbean and mopping up Inuit resistance on Greenland’s coasts, Taipei quickly capitulated.

From The Wall Street Journal

Chinese brands began to offer more advanced navigational capabilities and extra functions such as mopping, while Roombas were slow to evolve.

From The Wall Street Journal

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