scrap

Example Sentences

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During a scrap of time between active investigations, Stafford opened the digitized files from Cynthia’s case.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

Fun fact: That Post-it Notes were originally yellow was happenstance, too; that’s the color scrap paper the lab next door had available.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026

Members of the European Parliament voted 417 in favor and 154 against to scrap EU levies on U.S. industrial products.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

"The filters would be very good insulation, and someone had a light bulb moment and probably bought this as scrap off their manager," he said.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

He would probably go ashore often, set up a portable foundry on the beach, and fashion the tools and weapons that had been ordered using the scrap bronze that he had onboard.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler