scrape
Example Sentences
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At this World Cup, they have scrambled an escape against Nepal, scraped past Scotland and Italy when the walls threatened to crumble in, and beat Sri Lanka with one of the great one-man shows.
From BBC
Jobs outside of the farm are common in rural areas, and they’ve become increasingly important for farmers needing to scrape by in tough times.
She gripped the wheel and pulled it so it scraped along the floor.
From Literature
Wylie tells me when a painting's not working, she scrapes the paint off.
From BBC
The concert sequences in “EPiC” scrape that rust away with a flourish.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
