How to Use sop up in a Sentence

sop up

verb
  • Serve over rice to sop up every drop.
    — Maggie Meyer Glisan, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Apr. 2026
  • Be sure to sop up leftover sauce with a chunk of crusty bread.
    — Ashlyn Ware, Midwest Living, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Suck the heads and sop up every last bit of that prawny sauce.
    — Restaurant Critic, San Francisco Chronicle, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Serve it with crusty bread or corn tortillas to sop up all the tasty juices.
    — The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 June 2026
  • Serve this fragrant stew with plenty of pita to sop up all the goodness left in the bowl.
    — Dallas Morning News, 5 Feb. 2026
  • The chunky, crusty croutons are just right for sopping up the delicious broth.
    — Sheri Castle, Southern Living, 20 Aug. 2025
  • Paper towels leave behind fibers, so save those for sopping up messes.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Paper towels leave behind fibers, so save those for sopping up messes.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Shakshuka is typically served with some sort of bread for sopping up the eggs and sauce.
    — Robin Miller, AZCentral.com, 20 Feb. 2026
  • The only thing this one-dish Creole supper needs is a loaf of crusty white bread to sop up every last bit of flavor.
    — Patricia S York, Southern Living, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Rice starch still sops up oil and beefs up strands, but with an even airier spray that stays invisible and smells softly fruity and floral.
    — Sophia Panych, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025
  • The mouth-feel is full-bodied, slightly thickened from reduction and the beans, yet still fluid enough to sop up with tortilla chips or cornbread.
    — Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 11 Mar. 2026
  • The sleeper on the script may be sweet crab legs simply warmed in a cream and butter sauce with lemon and bits of tomato, every drop sopped up with a slice of crusty sourdough bread.
    — Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 17 Jan. 2026
  • Serve with garlic bread for the perfect savory accompaniment that will conveniently help sop up every last bit of cheese and marinara sauce.
    — Jenna Sims, Southern Living, 8 Nov. 2025
  • The dish, served with crusty bread or corn tortillas for sopping up all the tasty juices, is a nourishing, flavorful meal that brings a fresh perspective on Mexican food to the table.
    — The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 June 2026
  • The dish originated at Coconuts Fort Lauderdale, where it’s served with bread to sop up the savory butter medley that settles at the bottom of the bowl.
    — Kelsey Glennon, Southern Living, 30 May 2026
  • Or the company just sops up every available dollar and the edifice crumbles, which is a very realistic possibility.
    — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 8 June 2026
  • Silver Coin Indian Grill, another Hoover fixture, has vibrant vindaloos and kormas that are best sopped up with homemade naan bread.
    — Bob Carlton, Southern Living, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Tortas Ahogadas El Príncipe Heredero A torta ahogada—a soggy, spicy, stick-in-your-stomach meal that’s perfect for sopping up all the tequila from the night before—is a signature of the city.
    — David Shortell, Travel + Leisure, 28 Sep. 2025

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