Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of soapbox
Minor grievances seemingly offer partners a soapbox for airing their much greater relational frustrations.
—
Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
You might be tempted to jump on your soapbox and convince someone to agree with you.
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 28 July 2025
And many of those people liked to get on soapboxes and speak their minds.
—Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 1 June 2025
For a show at which winners sometimes use their speeches to soapbox, last night’s ceremony was largely absent of politics.
—Erin Neil, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for soapbox
Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
You might be tempted to jump on your soapbox and convince someone to agree with you.
—Georgia Nicols, Denver Post, 28 July 2025
And many of those people liked to get on soapboxes and speak their minds.
—Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 1 June 2025
For a show at which winners sometimes use their speeches to soapbox, last night’s ceremony was largely absent of politics.
—Erin Neil, The New Yorker, 3 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for soapbox
Recent Examples of Synonyms for soapbox
Noun
-
The assassination of Charlie Kirk raised fears of political violence in America as well as questions about the responsibility of social media companies pertaining to images of violence posted on their platforms.—
Robert Birsel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
-
This car is a rolling research platform, validating materials and aero solutions that will influence future hypercar engineering.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
-
Employers can create weekly forums where employees can share both AI successes and failures without judgment, then reallocate budgets away from underperforming AI experiments to pilots that are showing success.—
Feon Ang,
Fortune,
7 Nov. 2025
-
In Prairie Village, and in some other races around the county, voters didn’t have the chance to hear as much from their conservative counterparts as several candidates declined to participate in forums or fill out questionnaires for the Johnson County Post and the Kansas City Beacon.—
Taylor O'Connor,
Kansas City Star,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
-
The venue which hosts the event can cost couples an average of $12,000, according to the Knot.—
Vanessa Yurkevich,
CNN Money,
9 Nov. 2025
-
Most movie stars of the time lived above the boulevard in the Hollywood Hills, and the first Academy Awards ceremony took place at the Hollywood Roosevelt hotel (a venue that seems inconceivable today).—
Oren Peleg,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Nov. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Soapbox.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/soapbox. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share