Sentence examples for is scoured from inspiring English sources

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is scoured

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To clean, polish, or wash something by scrubbing it vigorously.

  • He scoured the burner pans to remove the burnt spills.

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A black dzud comes after a dry summer, when the ground is scoured bare and winter means slow starvation.

14.59 Every car, motorscooter and van that leaves Pine Street is scoured by eager faces atop necks of rubber.

Either way, it's a treat for any family in need of a dose of existential dread as all humanity has known until now is scoured away.

Online, the emphasis has been on celebrity news, featuring Ms. Cole and other A-, B- and C-list figures whose every facial wrinkle or fashion choice is scoured for the possibility of extracting a headline.

The Mersey estuary, a major inlet of the Irish Sea, is scoured by tides across its narrow neck so that the port of Liverpool, unlike many ports in the northwest, has not been silted up.

Much of the content in mobile applications is scoured and repackaged from the Web — so, for now, at least, it is difficult to argue that users of applications are really turning their backs on the Web.

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But it is not her own kitchen she is scouring.

Everyone is scouring major online job boards for work.

Kids in Need of Defense, known as KIND, is scouring the country for volunteer lawyers.

Jessica Lofiego, a mother of two, is scouring the neighbourhood for a bargain.

He is scouring any and all sources for rentals that permit dogs.

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