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
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This will help sop up any leftover moisture and residue from the detergent.
—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 16 Sep. 2023
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Classic butter chicken is rich and deep, with plenty of sauce left to sop up with naan.
—Rachel Bernhard, Journal Sentinel, 30 Jan. 2024
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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
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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
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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
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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
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Advertisement Serve it with orzo, rice or crusty bread for sopping up the luscious juices.
—Ellie Krieger, Washington Post, 20 Apr. 2023
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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