Sentence examples for a scrub of from inspiring English sources

The phrase "a scrub of" is not standard in written English and may be confusing without context.
It could potentially be used in a specific context, such as referring to a cleaning or removal process, but it is not commonly recognized.
Example: "After a thorough scrub of the kitchen, we finally got rid of all the grease."
Alternatives: "a cleaning of" or "a removal of".

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She lies well up the beach, under a scrub of shade, soft and gray.

In 1995, then-Director John Deutch ordered a "scrub" of the agency's assets after revelations of past links to Guatemalan death squads.

"We have done a scrub of forces that could be available, essentially immediately -- in the next few weeks to the next couple of months -- in case we need more forces," General Myers said.

Physically, he stands apart from his rivals – he is older and shabbier, face covered with a scrub of beard and shirt pocket rammed with an entire staffroom's worth of biros.

Without the sheep to graze it, the turf would quickly disappear beneath a scrub of brambles, dogwood and hawthorn, causing the loss of the species that depend on this imperilled, increasingly rare habitat.

On the edge of the estate, sandwiched between a main road and a scrub of wasteland where kids race 50cc bikes, a card game is in progress. .

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After a scrubbing of the interior of Stuyvesant High School was completed Thursday, four days of environmental tests were conducted inside and outside the school, which was used as a preparation area for rescue and recovery workers for nearly three weeks.

It took two weeks to complete work required by the city: a scrubbing of the deli's interior and an inspection for asbestos, which presumably was used as insulation for the pipe, laid in 1924, that exploded.

Trump further called for a scrubbing of any reports or rules that might have developed in response to those documents, and thus any insights that might have been gleaned from them.

He noted that the company, ChoicePoint, and its subsidiary, Database Technologies Inc. (DBT), came up with a "scrub list" of 173,000 names.

To prolong the life of the card, the needles in each layer should experience a similar contact force and should produce a scrub mark of minimal length.

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