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

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

Gently scrub the coils to scrape off anything that's crusted-on; it should flake off onto the newspaper.

From Salon • Apr. 24, 2022

Her pan wasn’t big enough to hold a whole ear of corn, but you could scrape off the kernels.

From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt