How to Use sop up in a Sentence

sop up

phrasal verb

• Step 5 Serve with cooked orzo, rice or crusty bread to sop up the juices.
  — Ellie Krieger, Washington Post, 20 Apr. 2023
• That would surely lead to even more red ink to sop up next year.
  — George Skelton, The Mercury News, 11 June 2024
• And get this: every $13 order comes with a heap of rice for sopping up the extra.
  — Amy Drew Thompson, Orlando Sentinel, 11 July 2024
• This will help sop up any leftover moisture and residue from the detergent.
  — Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Sep. 2023
• Classic butter chicken is rich and deep, with plenty of sauce left to sop up with naan.
  — Rachel Bernhard, Journal Sentinel, 30 Jan. 2024
• Rather than a mere vehicle for sopping up sauce, dinner rolls around the world often are the unsung star of the plate.
  — Christopher Kimball, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Apr. 2023
• The mussels will yield their briny liquor once steamed, so consider getting an extra baguette to sop up all the juices.
  — Hugh Garvey, Sunset Magazine, 21 Sep. 2023
• Humans instinctively know what to do: pick up the glass, get something to sop up the mess, throw that out, and be careful next time.
  — Emilia David, The Verge, 28 July 2023
• Mushrooms make this burger even richer, and sop up that gravy to make your burger even better.
  — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 11 Oct. 2023
• Advertisement Serve it with orzo, rice or crusty bread for sopping up the luscious juices.
  — Ellie Krieger, Washington Post, 20 Apr. 2023
• This fabulous stew is best eaten with your fingers, using pulled and pressed pieces of fufu as the vessel for sopping up the spicy soup juices.
  — Mará Rose Williams, Kansas City Star, 19 Jan. 2024
• Serve it over couscous or with salad greens; or plunk the dish in the center of the table and serve it as an appetizer with pita wedges and crusty bread for sopping up the juices.
  — Lynda Balslev, The Mercury News, 11 Mar. 2024
• With a shower of fresh basil, the chicken and peppers make a striking dish that pairs beautifully with crusty bread for sopping up that velvety sauce.
  — Olga Massov, Washington Post, 9 Sep. 2023
• After a short while on the stove, the flour from the chicken helps to thicken the liquid ever so slightly, turning it into a sauce begging to be sopped up with crusty bread, white rice or the grain of your choosing.
  — Aaron Hutcherson, Washington Post, 20 Feb. 2024
• Paired with tender chicken meatballs (broiled for ease), the rich, aromatic tomato sauce is perfectly creamy and ideal for sopping up with rice and naan.
  — Joy Cho, Good Housekeeping, 8 Aug. 2023
• Typical blotting sheets may sop up the shine, but this roller is more effective at mattifying.
  — Olivia Cigliano, WWD, 26 June 2024
• But what Louis' does offer is a taste of Old Nevada, where customers dine at communal tables on fare that sustained the Basque shepherds − soup, beans and bread, lamb, steak and oxtail with fries to sop up the savory juices.
  — Usa Today Network, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2024
• But what Louis' does offer is a taste of Old Nevada, where customers dine at communal tables on fare that sustained the Basque shepherds — soup, beans and bread, lamb, steak and oxtail with fries to sop up the savory juices.
  — The Arizona Republic, 15 Feb. 2024
• Instead, these filling meals put vegetables center stage, often involving lavish amounts of legumes braised in olive oil and tomato — plus plenty of crusty bread to sop up the juices.
  — Christopher Kimball, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Dec. 2023
• Ride quality is smooth and comfortable, with both suspension setups sopping up all but the worst potholes.
  — Jack Fitzgerald, Car and Driver, 8 Sep. 2023
• But Daniel Minahan, who the directs the first couple episodes and executive produces the show as a whole, wants to emphasize there's more going on here than just the sight of Bailey sopping up Bomer's piggly wigglies.
  — EW.com, 27 Oct. 2023
• Sheets, pillowcases, and mattress covers made from moisture-wicking materials like bamboo or linen can sop up any moisture and prevent heat retention.
  — Alyssa Hui, Verywell Health, 18 Apr. 2023
• The prolific totals are a symptom of climate change, scientists say, with a warmer atmosphere acting like a massive sponge, able to sop up more water vapor and then wring it out in intense spurts which can easily overwhelm outdated flood protections.
  — Eric Zerkel, CNN, 29 Sep. 2023

Last Updated: 18 Dec 2024