scrapping

Example Sentences

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The rare move allows Dubai-headquartered GMS to send four containerships for scrapping, potentially paving the way for more ships to exit the so-called shadow fleet.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

As much as Burnley are still scrapping, which they showed with their draw against Aston Villa last week, they have frustrated their own supporters much more than they have frustrated the opposition this season.

From BBC • May 14, 2026

TV makers may not go as far as Netflix has in scrapping Chromecast compatibility altogether, but they earn more from when people don’t just cast out whatever’s on their phone screens.

From Slate • May 3, 2026

Hopes for a deal had been rising going into last weekend but Trump dashed them on Saturday by scrapping a planned trip by his envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to Islamabad.

From Barron's • Apr. 28, 2026

I have spent a vexing half hour scrapping with Fräulein Engel over the pen nib, which I swear I did not bend on purpose the first time.

From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein