scrape off
Example Sentences
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Swenson said the corps will also scrape off the top six inches of contaminated soil from the burn area.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 11, 2025
When born, baby caecilians — legless amphibians that look like a mash-up of a snake and a worm — use their tiny hook-shaped teeth to scrape off their mother’s skin and feast.
From New York Times • Oct. 17, 2023
I practically lived at my babysitter’s house then, so I used to go into her kitchen and grab a teaspoon, and angle it enough to scrape off this sugary top.
From Salon • Jul. 1, 2023
If you find an egg mass on a tree that you can scrape off, you’re making a bigger impact, but realistically the only way the infestation can be combatted is on an industrial scale.
From Slate • Aug. 25, 2022
I saw her scrape off the fish scales, which flew in the air like shards of glass.
From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan
