How to Use scrape in a Sentence

scrape

1 of 2 verb
Definition of scrapenext
Synonyms for scrapenext
  • Scrape the paint from the wood.
  • The boat scraped against the edge of the dock.
  • The deer scraped its antlers against the tree.
  • Scrape the seeds into a bowl.
  • I scraped one of the chairs while bringing it up the stairs.
  • Someone had scraped the car with a key.
  • I scraped my knee when I fell.
  • She scraped her fingernails across the blackboard.
  • Return to a boil and scrape the brown bits from the bottom of the pan.
    — Tribune News Service, Hartford Courant, 9 Jan. 2024
  • Split the vanilla bean lengthwise and scrape out the seeds.
    — Lauren Joseph, New York Times, 28 July 2023
  • Continue to scrape the sides of the bowl during the process.
    — Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 24 Oct. 2023
  • The impact of the fall scraped the skin off her elbow and bruised her leg.
    — Theresa Vargas, Washington Post, 13 Jan. 2024
  • The offspring use special teeth to scrape it off as a meal.
    — Popular Science, 7 Mar. 2024
  • The fat separates and rises to the top so it can be scraped off.
    — Alexa Gagosz, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Apr. 2023
  • Make sure to stop and scrape down the bowl every few minutes.
    — Molly Allen, Southern Living, 4 Jan. 2024
  • Use a wooden spoon to scrape up browned bits from the bottom.
    — Odette Williams, WSJ, 31 Mar. 2023
  • Then scrape the meat out of the claws with your fingers or a table knife.
    — Saveur Editors, Saveur, 7 Sep. 2023
  • Wipe over the area with gauze or scrape the area with a fingernail to remove the stinger.
    — Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 20 Sep. 2023
  • Transfer to a heatproof bowl, scraping the sides of the pot to get all of the mustard seeds.
    — Ronna Welsh, Washington Post, 24 May 2023
  • The protective pads on the jaws keep them from scraping your wood.
    — Anabelle Weissinger, Chicago Tribune, 20 July 2023
  • Cantu chiseled the wheel’s old weights off of its rim and scraped the inside of the rim clean.
    — Michael Grabell, ProPublica, 3 May 2023
  • Add 2 cups water and bring to a simmer, scraping up the browned bits.
    — Christopher Kimball, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Nov. 2023
  • Pour the tahini on top, making sure to scrape it all out of the container, and add the salt and cumin.
    — The New York Times, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Sep. 2023
  • Add the wine, bring to a simmer, and cook for 30 seconds, scraping up any browned bits from the bottom of the pan.
    — Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 12 Apr. 2023
  • With the pan still over medium-high, add ¼ cup water and scrape up any browned bits.
    — Christopher Kimball, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Jan. 2024
  • Remove squash from oven, and scrape out flesh into a blender; add ½ cup of the chicken stock.
    — Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 2 Dec. 2023
  • LLMs are trained on huge amounts of data scraped from the open internet.
    — Harry Guinness, Popular Science, 2 Aug. 2023
  • And why were some of the names missing, apparently scraped off with a grinder?
    — John Wilkens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Apr. 2023
  • Somehow, the Saints still scraped together the money to buy their first tour bus.
    — Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 29 Feb. 2024
  • One, bound in crisp black nori, contains tuna scraped from the backbone of the fish mixed with fresh wasabi and sweet Tokyo green onions.
    — Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 1 Sep. 2023
Advertisement

scrape

2 of 2 noun
  • She got into a few scrapes with the police when she was younger.
  • I got a scrape on my knee when I fell.
  • There's a scrape on the fender that wasn't there yesterday.
  • We survived the accident with a few minor bumps and scrapes.
  • The cuts and the scrapes and all those things like that...
    — Dalton Ross, EW.com, 30 Mar. 2023
  • Add beef broth and scrape all of the good bits from the pan.
    — John Stanton | Gambit Editor, NOLA.com, 8 Feb. 2021
  • The small scrape marks on the trunk of the tree could be from the squirrel’s teeth.
    — Tim Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2023
  • That evening the deer returned to hit a scrape near the stand.
    — Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 4 Dec. 2020
  • The room was silent but for the whir of the machinery and the slow scrape of the stylus.
    — Amit Katwala, WIRED, 2 Mar. 2023
  • The initial impact of the scrape is gone, but the scar will take time to heal.
    — Erin Prater, Fortune, 6 Aug. 2022
  • First thing in the morning, tongue scrape, brush your teeth.
    — Hannah Summerhill, ELLE, 21 July 2023
  • The organism enters the body through a cut or scrape in the skin.
    — New York Times, 16 Dec. 2020
  • Tip: Hang a trail camera to see when the buck is using the scrape.
    — Gerald Almy, Field & Stream, 17 Sep. 2020
  • The distinct scrape of a razor as the man shaves his face in the morning.
    — Andy Meek, BGR, 20 May 2022
  • Small scrapes and those near food sources were made at night or on a whim.
    — Scott Bestul, Field & Stream, 20 Mar. 2023
  • But the teammates have grown close since their scrape in the NBA bubble.
    — Gary Washburn, BostonGlobe.com, 27 Nov. 2022
  • Ice then forms on the walls of the cylinder and a spinning auger scrapes it off as ice chips.
    — Eva Bleyer, goodhousekeeping.com, 15 Apr. 2023
  • For deer, this can be droppings, tracks, beds, rubs, and scrapes.
    — Matthew Every, Field & Stream, 13 Mar. 2024
  • The nuggets, the video reveals, are made from Ian—cultured from a scrape of his skin cells.
    — Nathaniel Rich, WSJ, 30 Apr. 2021
  • The man suffered a scrape to his nose but did not want to pursue charges.
    — cleveland, 15 Apr. 2021
  • They get involved in lots of scrapes and hijinks, of course, and even find love along the way.
    — Good Housekeeping, 4 Aug. 2023
  • That was when Watson heard the noise—first the scrape, and then a thunderous boom.
    — Longreads, 5 Sep. 2023
  • The air was still but for the scrape of boots on asphalt and the occasional call of a bird.
    — Longreads, 5 May 2022
  • Her leggings had scrape marks on them as if she had been dragged.
    — cleveland, 7 Jan. 2022
  • That noise is the long, piercing scrape of metal against rock.
    — Longreads, 5 Sep. 2023
  • Another shows a close-up of the bruising and scrapes on Leo's face.
    — Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 19 Feb. 2024
  • Gleaming, glass high rises scrape at the clouds on the precipice of the Pacific Ocean.
    — Peter Lane Taylor, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2023
  • Zeldin wrestled the man to the ground and escaped with only a minor scrape.
    — Matthew Barakat, Chicago Tribune, 15 May 2023
  • Turn off the heat and with a spatula scrape onto the sweet potatoes.
    — Christian Reynoso, San Francisco Chronicle, 19 Feb. 2021
  • Police arrived at the scene to find the skull with scrape marks on it and a wire attached to it, along with two holes.
    — Sam Whiting, San Francisco Chronicle, 6 Dec. 2021

Some of these examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'scrape.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.

Last Updated: