scrape

Example Sentences

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Colbert told Jackson it "took me a few years to scrape my courage into a pile to give you a call", but he did so two years ago and Jackson liked his idea.

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

They can simply purchase data and even physical locations from third-party brokers that routinely scrape the internet for specific geolocation coordinates from weather apps, mobile games, and digital advertising networks.

From Salon • Mar. 12, 2026

"Trying to scrape together money in a very tumultuous industry right now is hard," she says.

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026

The concert sequences in “EPiC” scrape that rust away with a flourish.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 24, 2026

It takes me a second to realize she’s pointing at the outside of my left calf, where that scrape from wiping out in the yard has started bleeding.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison