scrapings

Example Sentences

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More problems were found at a factory that Sun had acquired in Detroit, where the diabetes drug metformin was contaminated with metal scrapings.

From Salon • Jun. 18, 2025

The samples gathered in 1984 included locks of Mary's hair and nail scrapings.

From BBC • Jan. 16, 2025

Despite aggressive debridement — daily surgical scrapings of her wounds to clean out the infection — and expensive medications, the tissues in her leg grayed at the edges.

From New York Times • Nov. 26, 2024

But at our earliest opportunity, humans also sought to profit from these substances: scrapings from a Neandertal's teeth show traces of toxins that held medicinal value, including the bases for aspirin and penicillin.

From Scientific American • Oct. 1, 2023

But the silence was profound, with the insect scrapings only scratching at the surface of it.

From "The Amber Spyglass" by Philip Pullman