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

That has left Ms Haley feeling like she is "back on the scrap heap again" and "old before her time".

From BBC • Feb. 7, 2023

He arrived here on the scrap heap, cut by the New York Mets after the 2013 season, scooped up by shrewd former general manager Ned Colletti, given a million bucks and a minor league contract.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 19, 2022

The trademarked seal now appears on Mondelez's air-dried vegetable crisps and some of Danone's yogurt, assuring buyers that the zucchini and lemons inside the package have been saved from the scrap heap.

From Salon • Jun. 1, 2022

He is perhaps best known for this quote: “We will turn this prison from a scrap heap into a repair shop.”

From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover