soapbox
Example Sentences
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“The first time it happened to me, I got high up on my soapbox and I shook my fist,” Harrell says.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 2, 2026
But “The Paper” is a spinoff of “The Office” — in the loosest sense — so this isn’t a soapbox.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 21, 2025
“Most narcissists don’t set out to destroy people who love them,” he says from that frequent soapbox of online videos, the driver’s seat of a parked car.
From Slate ● Jul. 23, 2025
The BID has hosted a soapbox derby, an autumn festival, and a "dino day", where actors dress up as dinosaurs and walk around the town to entertain children.
From BBC ● Jan. 3, 2025
In Harlem, Malcolm X is standing on a soapbox talking about a revolution.
From "Brown Girl Dreaming" by Jacqueline Woodson
