scrape off
Example Sentences
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The corps will scrape off up to six inches of soil from the burn area, but will not provide soil testing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 27, 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
They scrape off letters and use temporary paper tags and even retractor mechanisms.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 18, 2022
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
Mr. Dubonnet stopped at the bulldozer and had a word with the operator, who immediately started to scrape off our pad.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
