scaffolding

Example Sentences

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Because when you strip away the scaffolding, when you set aside the tone and the length and the performance of rigor, what remains is not complicated at all.

From Slate • May 8, 2026

Consumers have been holding up surprisingly well despite extra costs during the Iran war, “but the scaffolding is showing cracks,” according to Bob Schwartz, senior economist at Oxford Economics.

From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026

“We’re building a scaffolding of support for performance art,” says Vasquez.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

They contain internal scaffolding, tightly controlled chemical processes, and genetic instructions that guide nearly everything they do.

From Science Daily • Apr. 29, 2026

The leaves over my head turn white and I can see the scaffolding of branches.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides