scrap heap

Example Sentences

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Among the items destined for the scrap heap is the gantry, which once sheltered Soyuz rockets from the tropical weather.

From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026

If that’s what’s best for her, then he’s OK with being cast on the scrap heap.

From Salon • Aug. 26, 2024

He arrived here on the scrap heap, cut by the New York Mets after the 2013 season, scooped up by shrewd former general manager Ned Colletti, given a million bucks and a minor league contract.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 19, 2022

That was tossed in the scrap heap after the relatively meager box office returns of 2018′s “Solo: A Star Wars Story.”

From Seattle Times • May 25, 2022

Miss Bessie stared at him sleepily as he climbed across the scrap heap, over the fence, and into the cow field.

From "Bridge to Terabithia" by Katherine Paterson