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Recent Examples of scrape
Noun
Tony says no bystanders were hurt and his deputies have only minor cuts and scrapes.—
S.e. Jenkins,
CBS News,
30 June 2026 The boy bore no signs of scrapes or skin punctures, so the family initially didn’t take him for medical care.—
Theresa Gaffney,
STAT,
29 June 2026
Verb
Smith remembers eating Spam three times a day while his father worked odd jobs, including driving a taxi, before eventually scraping together enough money to launch a mail-order hosiery business.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
29 July 2026 For stubborn residue, use a plastic scraper held at a low angle to gently scrape away the residue.—
Louise Parks,
Martha Stewart,
29 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for scrape
Sales have been brisk for state lottery games after a brief period where inflation apparently caused consumers to dial back purchases of scratch-off tickets.
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Jim Turner,
Miami Herald,
30 July 2026
According to appliance expert Ilaria Castagnoli, white film can also be caused by micro-scratches left behind by abrasive cookware or cleaning pads.
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.
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Angela Velasquez,
Footwear News,
31 July 2026
Today, restoration usually involves hiding blemishes with cosmetics or waxing over small abrasions.
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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Denise Hruby,
Miami Herald,
31 July 2026
The 13-year-old suffered a graze wound to both his calves and was taken to Comer Children's Hospital in good condition.
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