How to Use pop in a Sentence

pop

1 of 3 verb
Definition of popnext
Synonyms for popnext
  • He opened the box, and out popped a mouse.
  • One of the buttons popped off my sweater.
  • I didn't mean to say that—it just popped out.
  • Guns were popping in the distance.
  • We popped some popcorn in the microwave.
  • The popcorn is done popping.
  • My neighbor popped in for a visit.
  • Her shoulder popped out of its socket.
  • We heard the sound of corks popping as the celebration began.
  • If you are busy, I can pop back in later.
  • The maître d’ of New Choi Fook popped his head out of the door.
    — Jasper Lo, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2023
  • Just pop it in the pot or pan, push the button, and go.
    — Claire Rutter, Rolling Stone, 5 Jan. 2024
  • Make the message pop by adding it to the front of a pink or coral greeting card.
    — Emily Vanschmus, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 May 2023
  • Pull the grits out of the fridge about an hour before lunch and pop the ramekins into the oven.
    — Jorie Nicole McDonald, Southern Living, 11 Feb. 2024
  • Naeher dived and blocked the ball, which popped high into the air and spun back toward the goal.
    — Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 6 Aug. 2023
  • Warm a batch of this creamy soup up on a chilly night and pop in a few biscuits to finish the meal.
    — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 12 Oct. 2023
  • When to Go The best time to drive the North Shore scenic byway is in the fall when the weather has cooled and the fall colors start to pop.
    — Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 16 Aug. 2023
  • Click play for those, plus a whole face of other spots just waiting to be popped.
    — Jasmine Gomez, Seventeen, 4 May 2023
  • The fact that the lovers conform to a type, in their sighing and gasping, seems to buoy up, not to pop, the erotic mood.
    — Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2024
  • At some point, the balloon won’t be able to take in any more air and will pop or sputter out air.
    — Julia Ries, SELF, 12 Feb. 2024
  • Then the devil pops up, and over the course of about a half an hour, the infant Mary vanquishes the devil!
    — Jeremy Eichler, BostonGlobe.com, 15 June 2023
  • Simply trim the ends of the asparagus, season, and pop the crispy green veggie in the oven.
    — Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 9 June 2023
  • And now, there's some big news: Randall just popped the question!
    — Sarah Felbin, Women's Health, 18 Aug. 2023
  • If the ingredients aren’t right, the off flavors will pop up in each slice.
    — Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 8 Mar. 2024
  • When the conditions are just right, the fruiting body, or mushroom, pops up.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, House Beautiful, 30 July 2023
  • The Stand by Me star later popped the question in 2016, and they got married a week later.
    — Michael Lee Simpson, Peoplemag, 8 Aug. 2023
  • Each piece pops up out of the box and collapses easily.
    — Tanya Edwards, Parents, 25 Nov. 2023
  • Daisy De La Rosa, 29, was pulling into the driveway of her Compton home when her tire hit the edge of a pothole and popped.
    — Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2024
  • Think of the customer service chat windows that pop up on some websites.
    — David Ingram, NBC News, 16 May 2023
  • He was hit so hard by a stuntman while filming a scene for a movie that two crowns popped loose from his molars.
    — Dwight Garner, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2023
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pop

2 of 3 adjective
  • And, with the dawn of a new year, pop divas take over the arenas.
    — Condé Nast, The New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2023
  • For a while, the convenience store sold the pop brand and, Sheetz said, the customers loved it.
    — Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 14 Mar. 2024
  • The sound is kind of a snap, crackle, and pop—though more like bubble wrap than Rice Crispies.
    — Melissa Breyer, Treehugger, 30 Mar. 2023
  • As a Nineties kid, Robbie also had a strong love for the pop music of that era.
    — Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 19 July 2023
  • Hailey Bieber, of course, brought her pop star husband of five years, Justin Bieber.
    — Hanna Lustig, Glamour, 5 Jan. 2024
  • Bottom: The Trojans went down in order with a pop foul, line drive to right and grounder to second.
    — Michael Casagrande | McAsagrande@al.com, al, 4 June 2023
  • The Swifties knew more about the history of the pop superstar rather than some NFL trivia.
    — Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 2 Oct. 2023
  • What is the secret to always staying ahead of pop music trends?
    — Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Mar. 2024
  • The pop star shared photos of a new, all-pink look on Instagram today.
    — Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 3 Aug. 2023
  • The pop star’s tresses, meanwhile, were sculpted by hair stylist Bob Recine.
    — Christy Choi, CNN, 5 Feb. 2024
  • No pop star in history was ever meant to go off on his own more than George Michael.
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 8 July 2023
  • Starting Thursday, Swifties looking to relive the pop star's show will no longer have to rent the concert film.
    — David Wysong, The Enquirer, 13 Mar. 2024
  • Taylor Swift has seen pop music’s future and her name is Ice Spice.
    — Neil Shah, WSJ, 6 June 2023
  • Clearly, McRae is a pop star who actually wants to be a pop star.
    — Liam Hess, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2023
  • The pop superstar’s Lover is back on this yearly tally at No. 11.
    — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024
  • After the show, Sel took to Instagram to thank the pop star for an unforgettable night.
    — Leah Campano, Seventeen, 4 Apr. 2023
  • The pop star stepped out in Manhattan today in a breezy all-white spring look and her signature red lip.
    — Rosa Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 24 May 2023
  • The pop star’s debut full-length album will be released on Friday.
    — Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 21 June 2023
  • There’s a lot to see and hear in the Bay Area this weekend, from a classic ballet to a pop icon to a Jerry Springer opera (no, really!).
    — Randy McMullen, The Mercury News, 21 Feb. 2024
  • The pop star is set to earn as much as $4.1 billion from her shows, The Washington Post reported on Friday.
    — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 13 Oct. 2023
  • In Hollywood and on dance floors across the world, people fluttered blue-colored lashes to the beat of pop music.
    — Pia Velasco, Allure, 6 Nov. 2023
  • John Lennon and Yoko Ono have one of the most famous — and fruitful — love stories in pop culture history.
    — Sophie Dodd, Peoplemag, 12 May 2023
  • The more telling clue that it's related to new music from Gomez, 31, is that the bottom of the page also features links to the pop star's social channels.
    — Ilana Kaplan, Peoplemag, 14 Aug. 2023
  • Video from the opening night of the tour at the O2 Arena in London showed the pop star strumming an acoustic guitar and singing the first verse and chorus — along with the entire crowd singing.
    — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 16 Oct. 2023
  • Perhaps the focus is on households with consumers of pop music and those who work in this industry.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 13 June 2023
  • At the time, Spears also reflected on the song’s pop culture resonance in an interview with The Guardian.
    — Sadie Bell, Peoplemag, 12 Jan. 2024
  • Like all the emo and pop-punk bands that blew up during the ascents of those genres in the aughts, Fall Out Boy have had their share of growing pains in the process of building a name outside of a scene.
    — Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 29 Mar. 2023
  • The pop star performs June 30 and July 1 at Paycor Stadium.
    — Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 29 June 2023
  • Photographers snapped some shots of the pop star stopping to pose with fans around the city, smiling for selfies and saying hello.
    — Aimée Lutkin, ELLE, 29 May 2023
  • Sometimes more folky than pop, other times more poppy than folk, Josh Rouse makes a point of going to different places from record to record.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Apr. 2023
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pop

3 of 3 noun
  • Roan is the next massive pop star — the world is about to catch up.
    — Rolling Stone, 28 Dec. 2023
  • In other words: For British pop decor, the wilder, the better.
    — Maggie Gillette, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Oct. 2023
  • The plants here grow up to three feet long and pop between mid-April and early May.
    — Talia Avakian, Travel + Leisure, 2 Mar. 2024
  • The crowd cheered as if a beloved pop star had just joined the 37-year-old candidate onstage.
    — Time, 4 Aug. 2023
  • Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour is, by most measures, a career peak for the pop star.
    — Sara Ashley O’Brien, WSJ, 6 June 2023
  • On Friday, the pop star, 41, shared a video of her and her husband rocking matching hats.
    — Alexis Jones, Peoplemag, 22 July 2023
  • Scammers love the odds for running off with hundreds of dollars at a pop.
    — Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 26 Mar. 2024
  • In a space with neutral cabinets, this can be a great place to add a pop of color.
    — Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Dec. 2023
  • The Delaney Marble Bar Console is the best bar cart to add a pop of gold to your kitchen, dining room, or den.
    — Maria Conti, Better Homes & Gardens, 27 June 2023
  • Across its two albums, the group has made a fuzzy kind of dream pop that scratches the brain with its muted textures.
    — The New Yorker, 27 Oct. 2023
  • The new treat is a mashup of an iconic orange creamsicle pop and the richness of a Frosty, per a release.
    — Antonia Debianchi, Peoplemag, 13 Mar. 2024
  • More and more country music seems to be bubbling over into the pop mainstream this year.
    — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 15 June 2023
  • Drawing from pop, rock and a slew of Latin styles, Arjona’s music fares best by staying firmly in the middle of the road.
    — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 May 2023
  • Dozens of top rap, pop and rock artists are coming to Charlotte this spring for a new three-day music festival, the first of its kind for the city.
    — Chyna Blackmon, Charlotte Observer, 25 Jan. 2024
  • The event caps off a monumental year for the pop star, including Swift being named Time’s Person of the Year.
    — Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 31 Dec. 2023
  • With just five or so minutes remaining in the fourth quarter, the pop star and Donna were seen swaying and singing along as the crowd broke out in song.
    — Brian Anthony Hernandez, Peoplemag, 14 Jan. 2024
  • With runners at second and third with two outs, Delgado induced a pop up to her to close out the would-be rally.
    — Terry Monahan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 May 2023
  • Other on-the-rise actresses were in the mix, including one pop star, Britney Spears.
    — Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Feb. 2024
  • That is, until we were hit with a wave of new dance-centric music videos, from pop stars and indie bands alike, in recent months.
    — Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 25 Jan. 2024
  • Like a typical rising pop icon in L.A., it’s often referred to by its first name: Aedes.
    — Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2023
  • Following an uproar, the pop star addressed the provocation in a video message to fans.
    — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 26 Jan. 2024
  • The lyrics are in Spanish; the instruments are acoustic, far from pop’s electronic norm.
    — Jon Pareles, New York Times, 22 June 2023
  • The decor was, again, tailored to the owner’s personal tastes and is characterized by pops of pink.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 21 Nov. 2023
  • Don't forget to add fresh thyme on top for a pop of color and herbaceousness that helps to lighten the richness (or at least trick your palate).
    — Karen Schroeder-Rankin, Southern Living, 28 Oct. 2023
  • Beyoncé gave the pop legend a shout-out at her New Jersey stop, and posed with her and her daughters after the show.
    — August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2023
  • But he’s also got a voice in his head, a droid assistant who will now share space with his identity (she’s voiced by the pop star Becky G).
    — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 16 Aug. 2023
  • Last month, the former pop star shared a cheeky photo of a shirtless David doing some handyman work around the house in his white Calvin Klein boxer briefs.
    — Marisa Sullivan, Peoplemag, 1 Jan. 2024
  • Black culture will always be an arbiter of pop culture and what young people love.
    — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes, 17 Feb. 2024
  • There’s also the green-walled family room, which adds a fun pop of color to the communal areas.
    — Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 11 Jan. 2024
  • The singer-actress has racked up quite the real estate portfolio over the years, and now a Miami mansion that the pop legend owned in the 1990s is up for grabs.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 4 Aug. 2023

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