scoop out
Example Sentences
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A piece of Fern’s called out societal expectations that a woman “unobtrusively gather up her thimble and, retiring into some out-of-the-way place, gradually scoop out her coffin with it.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 27, 2026
Denny Webster, who works at the site, helped the search by using an excavator to scoop out waste.
From BBC • Aug. 25, 2025
During naturalist programs at the beach, ranger-naturalists would often scoop out a glass full of creek water, calling it ‘Ruby Beach’ or ‘cedar tea.’
From Seattle Times • May 11, 2024
Seeing that excavator take that first scoop out of the dam, she said, “it feels like I can take a deep breath now.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 3, 2024
Before Mr. Washburn is even finished, Mami is sobbing, great gouging sobs, as if she is trying to scoop out all the sadness inside herself so there will be room for other feelings.
From "Before We Were Free" by Julia Alvarez
