mopping up in a sentence

Examples

1. But there was little rain Saturday, helping the ground staff mopping up operations.
2. Ensminger said the remaining workers were mopping up smoldering embers.
3. Dole is now mopping up the remnants of Buchanan's brigades.
4. On the corner, a shopkeeper began mopping up the blood.
5. Base development proceeded rapidly once the mopping up was completed.
6. Fire officials said Friday they were in the process of mopping up the blaze.
7. Moreover mopping up in Afghanistan is only one of several worries confronting the administration.
8. We found them as we were mopping up the city.
9. But there is still some mopping up to be done.
10. Mopping up in Afghanistan is providing cover for corporate lobbyists cleaning up at home.