scrapings

Example Sentences

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And that’s why he has sought DNA testing of physical evidence recovered from the scene—fingernail scrapings, bloodstains, and hair—that could show that someone else committed the killing.

From Slate • Jun. 26, 2025

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

The samples gathered in 1984 included locks of Mary's hair and nail scrapings.

From BBC • Jan. 16, 2025

Despite aggressive debridement — daily surgical scrapings of her wounds to clean out the infection — and expensive medications, the tissues in her leg grayed at the edges.

From New York Times • Nov. 26, 2024

She added little round seeds and the scrapings of a gnarled, flesh-colored root; furry, blue-gray leaves and pale orange blossoms.

From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo