scrap heap
Example Sentences
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Parts intended for the scrap heap were used on the Dreamliner, we are told.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
Among the items destined for the scrap heap is the gantry, which once sheltered Soyuz rockets from the tropical weather.
From Barron's ● Feb. 18, 2026
This is another that belongs on the scrap heap.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2025
"It's absolutely infuriating that a treatable condition like this is ignored and that women are put on the scrap heap," said Lipoedema UK's head of research Dr Lesley Steinitz.
From BBC ● Feb. 18, 2025
And just when Holly had mentally consigned herself to the scrap heap, she felt it.
From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer
