scrape out
Example Sentences
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Finger marks inside some jars suggest looters tried to scrape out the contents as completely as possible.
From Science Daily • Dec. 18, 2025
Each has consequences on the longer-term lifespan of whatever intimacies their characters can scrape out for themselves.
From Salon • Apr. 19, 2024
“It’s going to take everything to scrape out some wins this time of the year,” Russell said.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2024
But a technician discovered that if they used a spatula to hold open a flap, they could scrape out much of the grit with tweezers.
From Science Magazine • Dec. 11, 2023
She used her own nail to scrape out the dirt beneath his nails, and smeared it across her palm.
From "Throne of Glass" by Sarah J. Maas
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