scrub

Example Sentences

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If the conditions aren't right then the space agency's meteorologists will be the ones to "scrub" or cancel the mission.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

It then offered to scrub any trace of AI for a fee.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

Before picking up a single scrub brush or broom, give yourself a map to your own kitchen by writing out the zones you’ll be tackling.

From Salon • Mar. 19, 2026

Jody Baxter lives with his parents on a subsistence farm in the Florida scrub.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026

And he carried a packet of wet wipes to scrub down his desk chairs and locker handle.

From "Liar, Liar" by Gary Paulsen