How to Use slop in a Sentence
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The trucks were sent out to start heat races in the slop.
—Jenna Fryer, orlandosentinel.com, 29 Mar. 2021
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That’s the kind of slop that defined too much of Saturday.
—Dave Hyde, sun-sentinel.com, 14 Nov. 2021
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The port would also re-grade the slop and build a massive bulkhead along the river.
—Steven Litt, cleveland, 9 Sep. 2021
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On the game’s final play, in the slop and mud, Stoneham’s Joshua Nardone tried a 40-yard field goal.
—Robert Holmes, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Nov. 2021
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One man opened a bin with the swipe of a card, emptied his bucket of slop and returned home.
—Somini Sengupta, New York Times, 13 Oct. 2022
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Also, there’s no upside to hopping into the slop with a pig.
—The Indianapolis Star, 18 July 2022
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Fingertip-ready paddle shifters on the back of the steering wheel feel solid, and there's no slop in their action.
—Scott Oldham, Car and Driver, 16 Nov. 2020
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That was definitely the really fun part for us, just rolling around like pigs in the slop of our own childhood.
—Christy Piña, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 May 2022
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There were plenty of wobbly spirals, dropped throws, and slips, but also plenty of splendid plays in the slop.
—BostonGlobe.com, 5 Aug. 2021
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A year later, my colleagues and I have more and better facts to help us through this diagnostic slop.
—Benjamin Mazer, The Atlantic, 11 May 2021
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Thanks to the Bronco, hardcore off-roaders no longer have a reason to tolerate the Wrangler's 1940s-era slop.
—Dave Vanderwerp, Car and Driver, 28 July 2021
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And yet catcher Austin Hedges has finished each of the last two games flinging 50 mph slop at Houston hitters in the middle of a playoff race.
—Evan Grant, Dallas News, 6 Sep. 2023
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Whether on soft slop, slick mud, or sticky snow, the Hierro v5 performed with minimal slips.
—Elizabeth Carey, Outside Online, 18 Mar. 2020
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The best baitcasters have tight tolerances, little slop, and balance well with a wide range of rod choices.
—Pete Robbins, Field & Stream, 20 Mar. 2023
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Race 1 11: Purgerator: Good race over slop in last; should be sharper for today’s try.
—Michael Beychok, NOLA.com, 16 Dec. 2020
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The platform was stable, with the cushioning firm enough to avoid the squishy slop of some max models, while contouring nicely and coddling foot bones.
—Adam Chase, Outside Online, 10 Nov. 2020
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Even audiences who seek no more than a few dumb yoks deserve better than this dreary level of slop.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 16 Feb. 2023
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The Millaras Piggery takes in tons of food scraps, cooks the slop to remove any contaminants and feeds it to the hogs, according to published reports.
—Jesse Leavenworth, courant.com, 21 Mar. 2021
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Both teams are coming off emotional losses, so there could be some slop early.
—Carlos Monarrez, Detroit Free Press, 17 Oct. 2021
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That level of slop can’t be pinned exclusively on one person.
—Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 12 Sep. 2023
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Geraldine capitalized on four Westminster Christian turnovers in the slop and mud to win 30-7 in the season opener for both teams.
—Al.com Reports, al, 28 Aug. 2020
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Piggie gets Gerald the Elephant to try slop, a stinky green delicacy among porcine foodies.
—David Allen, New York Times, 5 May 2023
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On the plus side, because there is some slop (for example, that any level above 80% is OK) for many drivers, charging to 90% or more the prior day or night will save needing to charge near the airport.
—Brad Templeton, Forbes, 26 Jan. 2023
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The new menu was created by Chef Boyardee and can be best categorized as Dickensian slop.
—Harris Mayersohn, The New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2023
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Expectations, like a slop of contested, bricked 3-pointers, are raining down upon the Utah Jazz.
—Gordon Monson, The Salt Lake Tribune, 28 Jan. 2022
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Big humps and dips create no excess body flop or suspension slop, just a nicely damped, hydraulic sensation.
—Kevin Smith, Car and Driver, 24 June 2023
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Penn State outlasted Northwestern 17-7 in the slop on Saturday.
—Travis Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 1 Oct. 2022
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There is no more melodious melody in all of birddom than the song of the wood thrush: clear, resounding, flute-like, and repeated at stately intervals — not the slop that issues from its Cockney cousin’s beak.
—John Gurda, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 30 Apr. 2021
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Then, the frozen precipitation will change to plain rain overnight Sunday, leaving behind slushy slop for Monday morning.
—Washington Post, 14 Jan. 2022
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Yet here was an absurdist take on Asgard’s favorite son, brimming with the galaxy-hopping cosmic slop of imagination, reinvention and sheer goofiness.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 5 July 2022
- Huge waves slopped water into the boat.
- She slopped coffee on her sweater.
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The resulting build takes the tiniest of stutters and slop in the already-good stock Supra and bumps up the power.
—Elana Scherr, Car and Driver, 21 Jan. 2022
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If that seems a bit too spicy, simply brown your ground beef, slop a heaping helping on some Texas toast, and pile on some Cheddar cheese.
—Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 14 June 2023
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Capitalism and competition create wealth; other systems slop existing wealth around.
—Andy Kessler, WSJ, 11 Oct. 2020
- Huge waves slopped water into the boat.
- She slopped coffee on her sweater.
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The resulting build takes the tiniest of stutters and slop in the already-good stock Supra and bumps up the power.
—Elana Scherr, Car and Driver, 21 Jan. 2022
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If that seems a bit too spicy, simply brown your ground beef, slop a heaping helping on some Texas toast, and pile on some Cheddar cheese.
—Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 14 June 2023
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Capitalism and competition create wealth; other systems slop existing wealth around.
—Andy Kessler, WSJ, 11 Oct. 2020
- Huge waves slopped water into the boat.
- She slopped coffee on her sweater.
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The resulting build takes the tiniest of stutters and slop in the already-good stock Supra and bumps up the power.
—Elana Scherr, Car and Driver, 21 Jan. 2022
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If that seems a bit too spicy, simply brown your ground beef, slop a heaping helping on some Texas toast, and pile on some Cheddar cheese.
—Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 14 June 2023
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Capitalism and competition create wealth; other systems slop existing wealth around.
—Andy Kessler, WSJ, 11 Oct. 2020
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