Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Definitions

scrub

[skruhb] / skrʌb /




Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

Along the Beagle Channel, an icy stretch of water at the southern tip of the Americas, a concrete slab rises from hills covered in low, brownish scrub.

From Barron's Sep. 12, 2026

Getting to the ranch requires a journey up winding hills, past signs that read “Please Be Kind,” on roads flanked by cacti, chaparral and coastal sage scrub.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 21, 2026

The scheme began in 2024 and volunteers have so far restored meadows and created scrub banks to protect saplings.

From BBC Aug. 19, 2026

Ursula, the artist who lives there, finds it broken and has Kiki scrub her floors in exchange for repairing it.

From Salon Jul. 30, 2026

Here and there scrub pines and bushes jutted from the granite surface.

From Each Little Bird That Sings by Deborah Wiles

She co-founded the vegan skincare company Hyphen with Bollywood star Kriti Sanon in 2023 and also runs mCaffeine which makes scrubs, washes and lotions and calls itself India's first caffeinated personal care brand.

From BBC Aug. 19, 2026

In fact, if you come as a visitor, you have to put on scrubs so you fit in — and you feel really uncomfortable and you can’t wait to leave.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 6, 2026

Various male doctors or nurses in green scrubs are seen in the video on Kildow's Instagram handle.

From Barron's Feb. 20, 2026

Zielinski saw the videos on social media and learned that it was Pretti when she saw a photo of him wearing his nursing scrubs.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 1, 2026

“Where’s the rest?” asks a bearded guy in scrubs.

From "If I Stay" by Gayle Forman

Rivadeneira said she even scrubbed her personal social media accounts of photos of her young daughter after trolls began attacking loved ones.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 4, 2026

District Attorney Nathan Hochman launched an investigation using law-enforcement databases with records of virtually everyone the county had prosecuted since the 1960s, including juveniles whose files had been scrubbed from the probation department.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 27, 2026

Then, an illegal shift scrubbed an 18-yard catch and carry by Oronde Gadsden II. Finally, another illegal formation brought back an 11-yard run by Lance.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 21, 2026

A previous attempt at launch was abruptly scrubbed just as the booster began to ignite, in an automatic stoppage that occurred after some engines did not start.

From Barron's Jul. 25, 2026

He stank of horses and left muddy boot prints on the floors that poor Svetlana had so recently scrubbed.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood

While they do light cleaning, they typically draw the line at deep scrubbing, and they oversee not just the kids but all the details that keep a household running smoothly.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 14, 2026

In another study, Cooper and his colleagues found that scrubbing dot-com names gave stocks a short-term upward jolt averaging 64%.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 21, 2026

A common industrial approach, aqueous amine scrubbing, requires heating large amounts of liquid to temperatures above 100 °C to release the captured CO2 and reuse the solution.

From Science Daily Mar. 28, 2026

The top of the dresser needed serious rehab: scrubbing, sanding and repainting to create a shiny finish.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 4, 2026

She kept on rubbing and scrubbing the corn between her hands, and changing the water, until every hull came off and was washed away.

From "Little House in the Big Woods" by Laura Ingalls Wilder




Vocabulary lists containing scrub


Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Look it up. Learn it forever.

Remember new words for good with VocabTrainer. Expand your vocabulary effortlessly with personalized learning tools that adapt to your goals.

Take me to Vocabulary.com