mop
Example Sentences
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Sam knew that for sure, because once he had dumped Frank out, and Anastasia had screamed and grabbed Frank and filled the bowl with water again even before she mopped up the floor.
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“Good for you, Renata. But the two of you must be in shock. What can we do after we mop up this mess to make you feel better?”
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From up there on the wagon, if you looked a certain way, the two houses on the hill appeared to be a pair of eyes staring out from under a mop of red hair.
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From time to time, he’d stop what he was doing, take his handkerchief out of his pants pocket, and mop away beads of sweat on his forehead.
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Titus mops at his forehead with the hem of his T-shirt.
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