scraps

Example Sentences

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They also each serve the same purpose: to keep the public distant, confused, and grateful for whatever miserly scraps of information the justices deign to release to us.

From Slate • Jul. 2, 2026

That left a fourth engine, who was not used in any story but would be made out of scraps and gifted to Christopher Awdryat Christmas.

From BBC • Jun. 24, 2026

The town said it tried to talk with the retired couple about feeding the creatures deli meat and other scraps.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 16, 2026

Her husband tried feeding their child scraps of leftover bread as families huddled in an unfinished building near the outpost, some without proper food for days.

From Barron's • May 29, 2026

Around the edge were the squares we’d made together from scraps left by the people of Hope Springs—every print and color imaginable, a real mismatched jumble that together looked perfect.

From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry