scraping

Example Sentences

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Opencast mining involves scraping rock and earth away at the surface to recover coal - creating an open pit, rather than digging deep underground.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Now software stocks are scraping themselves off the floor—but are still behind the curve as big investors stick with what has worked.

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

It’s no small feat scraping up money for rent.

From Los Angeles Times • May 17, 2026

The good news — and we’re really scraping bottom here calling it that — is that the $5 limits the audience.

From Salon • May 12, 2026

I swung the whole fence out like a door, stepped inside, and put the post back again, scraping my shoe over the fresh dirt.

From "The Light in Hidden Places" by Sharon Cameron