mopping

Example Sentences

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Voting trends show the BJP mopping up more than 44% of the vote this time.

From BBC • May 4, 2026

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

From BBC • Jan. 27, 2026

Owens and her family saved the house, wedging plywood underneath the doorways during the storm and mopping up water faster than it seeped inside.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 17, 2025

But it faces a mammoth task, with polls showing that the Green Party -- newly headed by a charismatic leader 30 years younger than Corbyn -- is mopping up most disaffected lefties.

From Barron's • Nov. 29, 2025

Brother McKinnon thanked him without looking up, wheeled the washer to the back of the van, and stopped, panting and mopping his brow with a bandana.

From "The Serpent King" by Jeff Zentner