- present tense form of scrub (3rd person singular).
scrubs
Example Sentences
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Mr Khalid, who appeared in court via video link from Wormwood Scrubs, has been remanded in custody and will next appear in court to enter a plea in January.
From BBC • Aug. 22, 2025
Graham Gomm, a prisoner from Wormwood Scrubs prison who absconded during a hospital visit has been found.
From BBC • Jul. 20, 2024
If they rebooted Scrubs as a one-man show starring Jason Momoa and only Jason Momoa, I’d probably watch it.
From Slate • Feb. 12, 2024
I was never a Scrubs guy, and so I’ve never really loved the T-Mobile spots in which Zach Braff and Donald Faison sing about the virtues of America’s third-choice wireless provider.
From Slate • Feb. 12, 2024
For the next five years, Blake schemed a way to escape the high walls and drab food of "the Scrubs," as it was called by the inmates.
From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau
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