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Recent Examples of scrape
Noun
The agency also recommends those at higher risk for infection wear water shoes or clothes in coastal water to prevent cuts and scrapes.—
Michael Cappetta,
Travel + Leisure,
9 July 2026 Three people were in the silver Chevrolet truck, and all managed to escape with minor cuts and scrapes, the sheriff’s office said.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
4 July 2026
Verb
People should immediately wash cuts and scrapes thoroughly with soap and clean running water after coming in contact with coastal waters or raw seafood, the CDC said.—ABC News,
9 Aug. 2026 Right now, the tool is only scraping records from one database — that of the Jeu de Paume museum in Paris.—
Chloe Veltman,
NPR,
9 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for scrape
One officer is now under investigation after the encounter at a neighborhood pool that led to arrests, allegations of excessive force, and calls for his firing.
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Marissa Armas,
CBS News,
14 Aug. 2026
As bears have become increasingly common in Connecticut, so have their encounters with humans.
With only 13 appearances last season, Clark’s playing time was severely limited due to a slew of injuries, including a left ankle bone bruise that ultimately ended her season.
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James Boyd,
New York Times,
15 Aug. 2026
Fortunately, the baby escaped with only minor cuts and bruises, and his mother also survived, ABC News reported.
For smaller sections like the backsplash, carefully apply the sealer with an application brush, making sure to only get into the grout lines.
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BestReviews,
Mercury News,
14 Aug. 2026
Citing dangerously dry brush conditions, the City Council approved the declaration this week to reduce the risk of fires associated with homeless individuals cooking outdoors or using fire to keep warm at night.
Designed to be abrasion and tear-resistant, these are shorts made for the long haul.
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Eric Twardzik,
Robb Report,
10 Aug. 2026
Stone washing requires pumice stones, frictional abrasion and industrial washing machines to beat up and break down denim to a more desirable soft and vintage effect.
First responders treated one person at the scene for a minor graze injury, officials said.
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Mark Price,
Charlotte Observer,
3 Aug. 2026
Around the dozens of containers that make Toolik the US’s largest research station in the Arctic, musk ox and caribou graze on dwarf birches and fragrant labrador tea, while Arctic ground squirrels pop out of their burrows to survey the tundra.
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