scavenge

Example Sentences

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That scavenging behavior may also increase their risk of catching and spreading the virus across Antarctica, according to the researchers.

From Science Daily

Paulo found an unemployed gospel singer who made a living scavenging Latin America's largest trash dump.

From The Wall Street Journal

In drought-hit northeastern Kenya, villagers have been forced to drag their dead livestock to distant fields for burning to keep the stench of death and scavenging hyenas away from their homes.

From Barron's

The authors argue that scavenging was not an occasional fallback, but a core survival strategy repeated throughout human evolutionary history.

From Science Daily

I’d done my best with Mr. O’Malley and his vegetables, but all I could scavenge from his wooden bins were a few wilted eggplants.

From Literature