scrapings

Example Sentences

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More problems were found at a factory that Sun had acquired in Detroit, where the diabetes drug metformin was contaminated with metal scrapings.

From Salon • Jun. 18, 2025

But at our earliest opportunity, humans also sought to profit from these substances: scrapings from a Neandertal's teeth show traces of toxins that held medicinal value, including the bases for aspirin and penicillin.

From Scientific American • Oct. 1, 2023

A fish and chip shop owner is set to serve up his last scrapings more than 60 years after the business opened its doors.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2023

It is no great surprise that this tastes better than the pork scrapings that McDonald’s molds into an eerily soft raft.

From New York Times • Feb. 28, 2022

He taught little Flittman fearsome scrapings and at the end of the year gave him the piece called “Humoresque.”

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith