scum
Example Sentences
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The sleepless nights made him feel like a scum had settled over his brain.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 12, 2024
For most people, the word “algae” evokes puddles of puke-brown scum.
From Science Magazine • May 21, 2024
"You end up getting tea scum forming on the surface, and that scum contains some of the antioxidants and taste compounds."
From BBC • Jan. 24, 2024
The only hint of life is some scum in a few puddles and ponds.
From Science Daily • Jan. 11, 2024
Now it’s covered by a layer of green scum and overrun by bullfrogs.
From "Before We Were Free" by Julia Alvarez
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
