scalp

Example Sentences

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“Claiming a top criminal scalp will not spare the government from a messy aftermath,” said Mora of the International Crisis Group.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2026

However, the local favourites held firm in the last to win 9-7 and add the scalp of GB to that of the Swedes, who they beat in their opener.

From BBC • Feb. 13, 2026

"It truly is the first time in history that one can modulate activity deep in the brain, centimeters from the scalp, examining subcortical structures with high spatial resolution," Freeman says.

From Science Daily • Feb. 4, 2026

It was the biggest scalp of her burgeoning career and Serbian great Djokovic, who is 20 years her senior, had a hand in it.

From Barron's • Jan. 24, 2026

I could feel my face getting hot, all the way to my scalp.

From "Maybe He Just Likes You" by Barbara Dee