How to Use mop in a Sentence

mop

1 of 2 noun
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  • So gone is the mop style with the flowing hair and in is a calmer look.
    — Calvin Watkins, Dallas News, 14 Aug. 2023
  • The jawline, the glint in his eyes, the mop of curly hair, the Raging Bull physique?
    — Vulture, 15 May 2023
  • Then, rinse clean with a damp microfiber cloth or a mop.
    — Brigitt Earley, Good Housekeeping, 16 Dec. 2022
  • Best of all, the steam mop comes with double savings right now.
    — Amy Schulman, PEOPLE.com, 15 Apr. 2022
  • Keep in Mind The mop head isn’t as easy to swivel as other mops on this list.
    — Barbara Bellesi Zito, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 July 2023
  • Foles has played two snaps this season, in mop-up duty of a shutout loss to the Jaguars in Week 2.
    — Scott Horner, The Indianapolis Star, 22 Dec. 2022
  • Weighing in at just under 7 pounds, the steam mop is lightweight and easy to carry around the house.
    — Amy Schulman, PEOPLE.com, 9 July 2022
  • Use the steam mop to remove stains, dirt, and grime from all of the aforementioned surfaces.
    — Amy Schulman, Peoplemag, 30 Aug. 2023
  • To nonfans, Smith may be best known for his unruly mop of hair.
    — Ben Sisario, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2023
  • Next, get a mop or damp cloth and wipe down each step with hardwood floor cleaner.
    — Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful, 20 Jan. 2023
  • Since then, she's grown it out into a '70s-style shaggy mop, but this ~fresh~ look is still a fave.
    — Ann Wang, Seventeen, 9 Nov. 2022
  • Check out iRobot's retractable mop on the Roomba Combo j7+ in the video below.
    — Angela Moscaritolo, PCMAG, 1 June 2023
  • Freshman Jonathan Brooks has played mostly in mop-up time.
    — Mark Heim | [email protected], al, 29 Dec. 2022
  • The robovac comes with a mop that senses carpets and lifts itself to keep them dry.
    — Sheena Vasani, The Verge, 6 Feb. 2024
  • Ideal for men who wash their hair every day, having a healthy mop on top doesn’t have to break the bank.
    — Cristina Montemayor, Men's Health, 16 Dec. 2022
  • He’s got a mullet, too — a real humdinger, with stringy long strands in the back that don’t connect in any way with the short mop on top.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 21 Jan. 2024
  • From a small pot of dirt set against the wall of his back alley home, the vine climbs a bamboo pole, rising past mops hung out to dry.
    — Ann Scott Tyson, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 Aug. 2023
  • So, having to bust out the mop multiple times a week, too, just felt egregious.
    — Wes Siler, Outside Online, 30 Apr. 2022
  • Rinse your mop or cloth completely then use it to wipe a section clean.
    — Taryn Mohrman, Good Housekeeping, 13 Mar. 2023
  • Michelle Williams plays Lizzy in a wavy mop of brown hair, with a slight frown, so that her whole demeanor seems repressed and a bit frumpy.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 27 May 2022
  • In order to clean, use the squirt cap to apply the solution directly to the floor, and then use any damp mop head.
    — Andrea Wurzburger, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Nov. 2023
  • The powered spinning mop pads do a great job of scrubbing away messes.
    — Maren Estrada, BGR, 27 July 2022
  • Overall, this mop gets our vote for the best and most effective mop for smaller homes.
    — Cai Cramer, Peoplemag, 21 Sep. 2023
  • To use the mop function, simply attach the mopping pad to the bottom of the device and send the robot on its way to clean up spills and stains.
    — Amy Schulman, PEOPLE.com, 16 Apr. 2022
  • But introducing a mop to the walls may not always be the best advice.
    — Christianna Silva, Better Homes & Gardens, 5 Oct. 2023
  • The steam mop also boasts a spot-cleaning tool to help scrub away any remaining sticky residue.
    — Wendy Vazquez, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Dec. 2023
  • The Sanderson sisters used a broom, mop, and vacuum to fly after trick-or-treaters stole their brooms in the first film.
    — Jasmine Washington, Seventeen, 3 Oct. 2022
  • His resembles an unruly, curly mop — a Chia pet in full sprout.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 7 July 2022
  • And yet, amid all this net-play pessimism, there is Cressy, all 6-foot-6 of him, plus the mop of dirty blond curls that gives him an extra inch or two.
    — New York Times, 29 June 2022
  • With no cap or stem, this unique mushroom consists of long spines that droop down like a tousled mop of hair.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 9 Jan. 2023
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mop

2 of 2 verb
  • He mopped the sweat from his brow.
  • Thus cued the stagehand who emerged to the right wing of the stage, mop in hand.
    — Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 18 Nov. 2023
  • Men like Quraishi staffed the microwave ovens and mopped the floors.
    — Paul Salopek, National Geographic, 21 Aug. 2019
  • Which moped with the chrome plated handlebars at the back of the yard?
    — Paul Grimstad, The New Yorker, 16 July 2019
  • All 1,000 beers were opened in the same way: first weighed, then opened, mopped of any spillage, then weighed again.
    — Caroline Delbert, Popular Mechanics, 11 Dec. 2019
  • There’s an amazing new steam mop out and all the mommies have it.
    — Cheri Lucas Rowlands, Longreads, 25 Dec. 2020
  • Many new models have bases that wash and dry the mopping pads too.
    — Good Housekeeping, 14 June 2023
  • Everett was on duty the morning of Feb. 8 and brought a trustee to mop the cell.
    — Carol Robinson | [email protected], al, 12 June 2023
  • Sweep, then mop or scrub the bathroom and kitchen floors, and any other floor that needs it.
    — Ysolt Usigan, Woman's Day, 31 Jan. 2023
  • Everyone will want to run it, and no one will want to mop the floors.
    — Paul Ford, Wired, 3 Aug. 2022
  • Vladar has played in one NHL game, pulling mop-up duty in a loss to the Lightning in the playoffs.
    — Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Mar. 2021
  • Is the new role of a reliever with 394 career saves mop-up man?
    — Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2022
  • That catches a lot of the blood, too, so the need to mop between scenes will be minimal.
    — Deborah Martin, ExpressNews.com, 25 Feb. 2020
  • Murray agreed with Popovich that the mop-up crew’s effort put the regulars to shame.
    — Tom Orsborn, San Antonio Express-News, 13 May 2021
  • With the party trailing in the polls and at war with itself once again, MPs and activists moped from stall to stall.
    — The Economist, 26 Sep. 2019
  • Much respect to any and everyone who wants to mop their floors with their feet.
    — Popular Science, 19 Sep. 2020
  • Mix ⅓ cup bleach per gallon of water, spray or mop it on, then scrub.
    — Jeanne Huber, Washington Post, 26 May 2023
  • Both Stroud and fellow freshman Jack Miller had played few mop-up snaps thus far.
    — Nathan Baird, cleveland, 9 Dec. 2020
  • Get on my hands & knees for mop their drink up from the floor, kiss their beautiful ankles.
    — Tayi Tibble, The New Yorker, 3 July 2023
  • Peter mopes out into the desert, toward the sinking sun.
    — Maura Judkis, Washington Post, 10 Mar. 2020
  • There are two precise valves in the tank that allow water to soak the microfiber pad, which then mops the floor.
    — Jim Rossman, Dallas News, 13 Feb. 2020
  • Mop Head Consider the shape, size, and build of your mop head when purchasing a spray mop.
    — Amanda Ogle, Southern Living, 6 Oct. 2023
  • What Could Be Better The mop head felt flimsy while mopping.
    — Nor'adila Hepburn, Southern Living, 18 Jan. 2024
  • Mix about 1½ cups of cleaner per gallon of water, then spray or mop on.
    — Washington Post, 30 Nov. 2020
  • Women were hustled out, floors swept and mopped, and kegs tossed down a steep wooded slope behind the house.
    — T.a. Frank, Washington Post, 28 June 2023
  • For an even deeper clean on hard surfaces, the device can vacuum and mop at the same time.
    — Isabel Garcia, PEOPLE.com, 19 Jan. 2022
  • With the outcome well in hand, Bourguet saw some mop-up duty in that one, throwing for 24 yards in the fourth quarter.
    — Michelle Gardner, The Arizona Republic, 25 Nov. 2022
  • That’s a new all-time low on the robovac, which does a good job of vacuuming and mopping your home for its price.
    — Sheena Vasani, The Verge, 29 June 2023
  • And yes, you are justified in feeling embarrassed that your in-laws were invited in to go through possessions and mop the floor without your knowledge.
    — Amy Dickinson, Sun Sentinel, 17 Jan. 2024
  • And, yes, you are justified in feeling embarrassed that your in-laws were invited in to go through possessions and mop the floor without your knowledge.
    — Amy Dickinson, The Mercury News, 17 Jan. 2024

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