scraps
Example Sentences
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They also each serve the same purpose: to keep the public distant, confused, and grateful for whatever miserly scraps of information the justices deign to release to us.
From Slate ● Jul. 2, 2026
A few hours later, the bones had become weeks of soup — proof that one of the most intimidating “scratch staples” is mostly just time, heat and scraps.
From Salon ● Jul. 2, 2026
That left a fourth engine, who was not used in any story but would be made out of scraps and gifted to Christopher Awdryat Christmas.
From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2026
The town said it tried to talk with the retired couple about feeding the creatures deli meat and other scraps.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 16, 2026
Abel built fires to make smoke signals again and sent messages down the river on scraps from his book.
From "Abel's Island" by William Steig
