scrap heap
Example Sentences
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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
Police are warning that more illegal and modified e-bikes will be seized in the coming months and say they will end up on the scrap heap.
From BBC • Aug. 31, 2025
If that’s what’s best for her, then he’s OK with being cast on the scrap heap.
From Salon • Aug. 26, 2024
It’s been months since Broomhilda went to the scrap heap and I’m still car shopping.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2024
They dragged boards and other materials down from the scrap heap by Miss Bessie’s pasture and built their castle stronghold in the place they had found in the woods.
From "Bridge to Terabithia" by Katherine Paterson
