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
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
They took off their jackets and tried to scrape off the mud.
From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan
