scrubs

Example Sentences

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Various male doctors or nurses in green scrubs are seen in the video on Kildow's Instagram handle.

From Barron's • Feb. 20, 2026

When I took Otto out for morning walks, I noticed nurses coming home in scrubs after overnight shifts at the nearby hospital—clearly headed straight for well-earned sleep.

From Salon • Jan. 27, 2026

Zero-star recruits usually wind up as end-of-the-bench scrubs who spend less time on the field than the marching band.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 6, 2026

I'm wearing scrubs at the back of an operating theatre at Edinburgh Royal Infirmary.

From BBC • Dec. 26, 2025

She scrubs the splattered chili off the stove while I dry everything and put it away.

From "We Are Okay" by Nina LaCour