mop up

How To Use mop up In A Sentence

• And then last night I spilt a glass of beer on my desk and had to grab about a ton of stuff off it and throw it on the floor so that I could mop up the mess.
• Well, as the hurricane gathers strength and mulls where to strike next, South Florida is left with a mess to mop up.
• In a wonderfully economic circle, the hemp is used to mop up pig waste, then the crop is harvested and fed to the pigs.
• Serve immediately with lots of fresh bread to mop up the spicy juices, or with new potatoes.
• Mop up turkey juices with a paper towel, then use an antibacterial cleanser to wash down the counter and sink.
• We wedged the sides in the casements and, while Graham was outside applying more nails and battens to make it weather-tight, I fetched old towels to mop up the water on the window seat and on the floor beneath.
• The specialist South Yorkshire Police sniffers and their handlers are being called on to mop up more than 150 missing-person and murder cases.
• Hopefully, the recent addition of a young Limousin bull will help us mop up stragglers next spring.
• Life is like a mop, using today to mop up yesterday and wipe out tomorrow.
• The wives have got some income to mop up personal allowances and lower tax rates, instead of the income all being taxed on Fred and Jim at 40%.