scavenge
Example Sentences
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Cecilia wanted soap, so Espy handed her a bar she had scavenged from the nearby shelter.
From New York Times
He scavenged for trash that might burn, covered the windows with plastic tarps and held his 2-month-old son close to his chest.
From New York Times
Some of those detained may well have been spreading falsehoods, including one that Afghan migrants had been scavenging in ruined neighbourhoods.
From BBC
The overall aesthetic was one of creative scavenging and profusion; in no sense can Tabboo! be considered a minimalist.
From New York Times
Purifoy, who died in 2004 at the age of 86, gained fame in the aftermath of the 1965 Watts uprising by scavenging charred relics from burned buildings and assembling them into works of art.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
