scaffold

Example Sentences

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A union representative told news agency Reuters that scaffolding had been erected in the affected area.

From BBC

When a nerve is cut it sprouts a basic scaffold that it tries to regenerate along, but which only last about 10 days.

From BBC

When the structure is completed and the scaffolding dismantled, the tower will be blessed on June 10 to coincide with the centenary of the death of Gaudi, whose body lies in the basilica's crypt.

From Barron's

As friends, each is a vital component of the other’s emotional scaffolding, a mechanism that wouldn’t exist if not for a tragedy.

From Salon

“But you’ve missed quite a bit of school, and math is scaffolded. This is something we do for many of our students. We find they benefit from the extra help.”

From Literature