scrape

Example Sentences

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While crews worked diligently to rake the fake snow over exposed rocks and patches of bare dirt on Friday, skiers and boarders scraped by like traffic on the 405 Freeway.

From Los Angeles Times

Despite a general inconsistency across the league this season, few expect United to do better than scrape into a Champions League spot, which would be a year ahead of schedule.

From BBC

Media organizations are suing AI companies for allegedly scraping their content to power large-language models without compensation, while others have forged content deals.

From The Wall Street Journal

Finger marks inside some jars suggest looters tried to scrape out the contents as completely as possible.

From Science Daily

With movie screens across the country going dark and the theatrical exhibition industry hobbled by a series of unpredictable obstacles, many independent movie theaters are barely scraping by.

From Salon