scrubbed

Example Sentences

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No one was hurt, she scrubbed the thought from her head and became the upstanding moral citizen she is today.

From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026

Decades of pollution regulations had scrubbed the valley’s air so much that those particles were vanishing—and the fog with them.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 29, 2026

The face of an angel on a restored church fresco in Rome that sparked outrage because of its likeness to Italy's prime minister, has been crudely scrubbed out by the artist who painted it.

From BBC • Feb. 4, 2026

Information that’s publicly available, such as vehicle, real estate or voting records, also does not need to be scrubbed.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 6, 2026

Then he poured salt in the bowl and scrubbed it.

From "Root Magic" by Eden Royce