scaffolding

Example Sentences

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Because when you strip away the scaffolding, when you set aside the tone and the length and the performance of rigor, what remains is not complicated at all.

From Slate • May 8, 2026

Consumers have been holding up surprisingly well despite extra costs during the Iran war, “but the scaffolding is showing cracks,” according to Bob Schwartz, senior economist at Oxford Economics.

From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026

She might profitably have removed the scaffolding of the research, avoided extraneous detail and produced more of a page-turner.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

A Japanese archaeological crew amid ruins and scaffolding is eager to meet undiscovered victims of Pompeii’s devastation.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

It was made of diamond-mesh wire, attached to poles and scaffolding with a grille at the front and top.

From "Long Walk to Freedom" by Nelson Mandela