scrap

Example Sentences

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During a scrap of time between active investigations, Stafford opened the digitized files from Cynthia’s case.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

The government had already dropped plans to include second hand cars in the ban, and now it has decided to scrap the policy altogether.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

The Colorado measure would scrap the state’s flat income tax and establish a graduated system, raising taxes for people making more than $500,000 a year and lowering them for people under that level.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

Members of the European Parliament voted 417 in favor and 154 against to scrap EU levies on U.S. industrial products.

From Barron's • Mar. 26, 2026

There, right in the basket’s center, he could see the last scrap of parchment.

From "Beasts of Prey" by Ayana Gray