mop

Example Sentences

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The home page features a model who bears a resemblance to Kelly—but with a curly mop of hair.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

Seated backstage in a small dressing room, Tweedy grinned beneath a mop of fuzzy hair.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026

To the naked eye, their house was spotless, apart from a recently-used mop.

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026

A facility staff member accidentally struck her eye with a mop.

From Slate • Feb. 3, 2026

It seemed this was a place where odds and ends were kept too; every few feet, her toe stubbed against an old broom or mop, a broken chair long since forgotten.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray