scoop out
Example Sentences
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A piece of Fern’s called out societal expectations that a woman “unobtrusively gather up her thimble and, retiring into some out-of-the-way place, gradually scoop out her coffin with it.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 27, 2026
As we speak the spring runs dry, meaning Ms Mosiyoa is left to scoop out the remaining water from a litter-filled, stagnant pool.
From BBC • Aug. 21, 2024
During naturalist programs at the beach, ranger-naturalists would often scoop out a glass full of creek water, calling it ‘Ruby Beach’ or ‘cedar tea.’
From Seattle Times • May 11, 2024
You’d stick your hands in and then scoop out dyes and weigh them like that because they are so carcinogenic.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 13, 2023
I carried a scoop out to Dr. King, still sitting by the door.
From "Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice" by Phillip Hoose
