mop

Example Sentences

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Seated backstage in a small dressing room, Tweedy grinned beneath a mop of fuzzy hair.

From Los Angeles Times

As the show began, the singer noticed a puddle at the edge of the stage that could have caused a slip hazard, so he grabbed a towel to mop it up.

From BBC

Large investment firms mopped up foreclosed homes after the 2008 housing crash, placing a floor on prices.

From The Wall Street Journal

Avery passes me her paper towel, and I mop up as much smoothie as I can, but the damage is done.

From Literature

To the naked eye, their house was spotless, apart from a recently-used mop.

From BBC