scrape out

Example Sentences

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Finger marks inside some jars suggest looters tried to scrape out the contents as completely as possible.

From Science Daily • Dec. 18, 2025

“It’s going to take everything to scrape out some wins this time of the year,” Russell said.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 17, 2024

There are notable differences between a program that is just trying to scrape out six wins and get to a bowl game and one that is contending for championships and titles.

From Washington Times • Oct. 10, 2023

They scrape out the flesh of the unripe fruit and squeeze the pulp in a rolled leaf to extract a milky white juice.

From Science Magazine • Jun. 14, 2023

Occasionally they were able to scrape out an extra bit of food for themselves and the little ones while cleaning the pots, burned pieces of potatoes that had stuck to the bottom.

From "The Devil's Arithmetic" by Jane Yolen