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

This is another that belongs on the scrap heap.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 27, 2025

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

From Salon • Aug. 26, 2024

Destined for the scrap heap, these historic artifacts just had to be saved.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 16, 2023

Looked like he’d saved it from a scrap heap.

From "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia