Sentence examples for sop up from inspiring English sources

Dictionary

sop up

verb

To absorb, to soak up.

Exact(59)

You sop up your sauces.

It's oily and spicy with chewy rice cakes that help sop up the heat.

A sprinkling of hard news is thrown in to sop up some of the sugar.

Thousands of Italians throng his rallies to sop up his contempt for the status quo.

The sauce was so delicious we used bread to sop up every drop.

And it doesn't sop up as much oil as other mushrooms.

The art was used to sop up ink, given away to fans or destroyed.

Have lots of crusty bread on hand to sop up the juices.

The staid industries actually sop up most of the campaign spending.

I wished only for more-interesting bread to sop up the sauce.

Show more...

Similar(1)

A pick-up tax is sometimes referred to as a "soak-up," "sop-up," or "sponge" tax.

Ludwig, your English writing platform

Write better and faster with AI suggestions while staying true to your unique style.

Student

Used by millions of students, scientific researchers, professional translators and editors from all over the world!

MitStanfordHarvardAustralian Nationa UniversityNanyangOxford

Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak quote

Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak

CEO of Professional Science Editing for Scientists @ prosciediting.com

Get started for free

Unlock your writing potential with Ludwig

Letters

Most frequent sentences: