sop up

How To Use sop up In A Sentence

• And if no trees are left on the valley slopes to sop up runoff from the rains and slow its flow, a tropical river will wither and die.
• We take bread and sop up the soup from the brown ceramic bowls.
• Rice flour crackers, served on the side or piled right on top of the noodles, add crunch and (very important) another means by which to sop up the nectareous sweet, sour, fragrant, and spicy gravy that results when noodles, chicken, sambal, condiments, and broth are mixed.
• I took one look, took a very deep breath, and then used all the available towels to sop up the mess, much to the barely concealed amusement of Zachery.
• The combination of ultralow interest rates—which also boost the allure of noninterest-bearing gold—and Federal Reserve purchases of Treasurys to stimulate the economy has caused some to believe the Fed won't be able to sop up extra liquidity in time to avoid problematic consumer and producer price increases over the longer term. Gold Futures Settle At Record High
• Sop up the water with a paper towel.
• Central banks can counterbalance the effect of printing money through a process known as sterilization, in which they sop up money by issuing local-currency bonds. BOJ's Current Account Is Set to Expand
• It's the kind of wholesome, hearty food you'd make at home, if you were inclined to grind your own spicy sausage and dish it up in a garlicky broth of white beans and sprightly greens, with a couple crunchy crostini to sop up the juice.
• Better to order the soulful steamed littleneck clams in a broth livened by chorizo sausage, with a clever hunk of grilled cornbread to sop up the juices.
• Neck adornments have been worn since ancient times to signify title or wealth or even just to sop up sweat.