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
As of today we know that a whole lot of people eventually came before the committee and shaved off the thinnest slice of patriotism they could scrape off from the big fat duty-to-country ham.
From Slate • Oct. 13, 2022
Let it sit overnight and then go back in with your trusty wooden spoon to scrape off or sponge it off.
From Salon • Sep. 2, 2021
Then I'm deluged in lemony foam that I have to scrape off with a heavy bristled brush.
From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins
