scrap heap
Example Sentences
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Parts intended for the scrap heap were used on the Dreamliner, we are told.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
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
It’s been months since Broomhilda went to the scrap heap and I’m still car shopping.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 15, 2024
That has left Ms Haley feeling like she is "back on the scrap heap again" and "old before her time".
From BBC ● Feb. 7, 2023
Looked like he’d saved it from a scrap heap.
From "Made You Up" by Francesca Zappia
