How to Use mop-up in a Sentence

mop-up

1 of 2 noun

• Joe Milton went in there, mop-up duty, played well.
  — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Oct. 2025
• And think of this as almost just a mop-up operation.
  — NBC news, 28 June 2026
• While both of them were mop-up appearances to save the bullpen, the team saw some things to be excited about.
  — Noah Camras, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
• Fire crews were ordered to roll up their hoses, despite complaints that a more thorough mop-up was needed.
  — Alene Tchekmedyian, Los Angeles Times, 29 June 2026
• Lovelady made six appearances for the Mets this season in mop-up roles.
  — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 11 Apr. 2026
• No injuries were reported, but fire crews were expected to remain at the scene through the evening for mop-up work.
  — Cecilio Padilla, CBS News, 16 May 2026
• That effectively left it as a fourth quarter of nothing by mop-up time, with both benches emptied.
  — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 24 Mar. 2026
• The veteran Brubaker had been working as a long/mop-up man in the Yankees’ bullpen.
  — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 5 Aug. 2025
• Crews remained on scene Monday for mop-up operations.
  — Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 6 Apr. 2026
• Fire planners said Friday that mop-up operations are continuing, along with a search for more hot spots.
  — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 12 June 2026
• Crews remained at the scene Friday night searching for hot spots and completing mop-up operations.
  — Sacbee.com, 4 July 2026
• Kyle Hurt and Jake Eder pitched in mop-up duty in the latter innings and each threw a scoreless inning.
  — Michael Huntley, Oc Register, 26 Apr. 2026
• Two days later, Jacob was called into a 6-2 game in the eighth inning for what was seemingly mop-up duty.
  — Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
• Crews continue mop-up work, improving containment lines and assessments of hazard trees in the area, Backe said.
  — Forum News Service, Twin Cities, 20 May 2026
• Emanuel appeared in 10 of 11 games this season, either because of injury to the starter or in a mop-up role late in victories.
  — Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Nov. 2025
• Firefighters remained on scene overnight and continued mop-up efforts on Tuesday morning.
  — Jennifer McRae, CBS News, 14 May 2026
• More than a year after the Palisades fire, the public has yet to hear directly from firefighters about their mop-up of the Lachman fire.
  — Jenny Jarvie, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2026
• Gardner said the department has since developed a post-fire policy and mop-up procedures after the Mountain fire.
  — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 31 Jan. 2026
• Fire crews were also actively engaged in mop-up efforts, searching for any remaining hotspots or burning materials along the perimeter of the fire.
  — Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 15 Sep. 2025
• McKee, 25, has taken limited snaps in mop-up duty in three blowout victories this season.
  — Dan Gelston, Chicago Tribune, 3 Jan. 2026
• Throughout the season during mop-up work and in practice situations, Milton has felt confident in his abilities.
  — Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 Dec. 2025
• Vitello said that Tidwell, who threw 47 pitches in mop-up duty Tuesday, would be stretched out in a starting role at Sacramento.
  — Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2026
• Drivers were encouraged to seek alternate routes as the mop-up and investigation continued on Sunday.
  — Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 19 Jan. 2026
• At that point, Battalion Chief Martin Mullen, who was running the mop-up operation, had walked three laps around the perimeter of the fire.
  — Alene Tchekmedyian, Los Angeles Times, 11 Mar. 2026
• But Blackburn battled multiple injuries with the Mets, and his stats with the Yankees were inflated by a seven-run, mop-up debut for the club.
  — Gary Phillips, Hartford Courant, 12 Mar. 2026
• Before the land was purchased by state parks, the Sempervirens Fund had to complete a laundry list of fire mop-up and forestry work as well as ensure that pollution from the junk yard was gone.
  — Kurtis Alexander, San Francisco Chronicle, 19 Feb. 2026
• Veteran big man Charles Bassey, who is nearing the end of his second 10-day contract with the Celtics, went 3-for-3 in mop-up duty.
  — Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 4 Apr. 2026
• On the western side, firefighters continued mop-up operations near structures and held fire lines established during earlier burnout efforts.
  — Christopher Harris, CBS News, 27 Apr. 2026
• Crews are expected to continue to construct control lines, secure the perimeter, conduct mop-up and mitigate hazard trees throughout the day to increase containment.
  — Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado, Sacbee.com, 10 Aug. 2025
• Firefighters then shifted to mop-up operations, extinguishing hotspots within the containment lines.
  — Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 15 June 2026

mop up

2 of 2 verb

• None of this mopped up the air.
  — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 26 Mar. 2026
• Don't let this deal get mopped up.
  — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 13 May 2026
• Get one before this deal is mopped up.
  — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 7 May 2026
• Get it before this deal gets mopped up.
  — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 8 May 2026
• Get this deal before it gets mopped up.
  — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 8 Apr. 2026
• Get one before this deal gets mopped up.
  — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 29 Apr. 2026
• Get one before this deal gets mopped up.
  — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 22 May 2026
• Get one before this deal gets mopped up.
  — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 26 May 2026
• Sweep this deal your way before it gets mopped up!
  — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 4 Oct. 2025
• Just be sure to pair with plenty of napkins to mop up that sauce.
  — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 June 2023
• Serve with plenty of brown bread to mop up all that luscious sauce.
  — Saveur Editors, Saveur, 15 Apr. 2026
• Don't skip the crusty bread for mopping up every last bit.
  — Maggie Meyer Glisan, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Apr. 2026
• Maybe the plan was to allow two of them to mop up in the fourth quarter.
  — Kirk Kenney, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Sep. 2023
• Warm bread arrives, ready to mop up za’atar olive oil and smoky hummus.
  — Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
• Then make sure to serve this with some bread for mopping up the complex, caramelized pan sauce.
  — Melissa Clark, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2025
• Serve with crusty bread to mop up all of the flavorful leftover soup.
  — Phoebe Evans, Southern Living, 31 July 2024
• Making progress with handline and mop up where able.
  — Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 6 Aug. 2025
• Its wet roller head can mop up wet spills like ketchup and milk, as well as remove dust and stains from hard floors.
  — Jennifer Pattison Tuohy, The Verge, 23 May 2023
• Fire crews are remaining on the scene to mop up and control any hot spots, the tweets said.
  — Meghan Bobrowsky, San Francisco Chronicle, 10 May 2021
• Some weeks dusting was the hot item, other times the littles would sweep and mop up a storm.
  — Martin Cizmar, WIRED, 20 Dec. 2023
• The bottom slice can be used at the end to mop up all the remaining sauce and scraps of meat.
  — Robert F. Moss, Southern Living, 15 Mar. 2024
• Staff members used towels and plastic bins to try to mop up the sodden mess.
  — Curt Anderson, Orlando Sentinel, 29 Sep. 2022
• Crews remained on scene overnight to mop up hotspots and ensure high winds didn’t rekindle the flames.
  — Lauren Penington, Denver Post, 26 Feb. 2026
• And when the shots weren’t falling, Boise State mopped up its misses.
  — Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 8 Mar. 2026
• Crews will remain on scene overnight to mop up and strengthen containment lines.
  — Ca Wildfire Bot, Sacbee.com, 15 June 2025
• A slip of the tongue could undo a lot of hard work or leave you with emotional messes to mop up.
  — The Astrotwins, ELLE, 13 Nov. 2022
• Suffice to say that, in its wake, some viewers will have to be mopped up from the floor of the cinema.
  — Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 17 Nov. 2023
• One person’s entire job for the day is mopping up the floors; errant slicks of sweat could cause a slip.
  — Margaux Anbouba, Vogue, 20 Jan. 2026
• Right-hander Jordan Romano came in to mop up in the eighth.
  — Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 26 Apr. 2026
• To complete the meal, serve with a simple leafy salad and, of course, crusty bread for mopping up the sauce.
  — Christopher Kimball, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Dec. 2023