Sentence examples for were scoured from inspiring English sources
verb
To clean, polish, or wash something by scrubbing it vigorously.
- He scoured the burner pans to remove the burnt spills.
The databases were scoured.
Two postal centers near her home, in Wallingford and Seymour, were scoured for evidence of anthrax spores on Wednesday.
In northeastern Minnesota there are stream valleys and deep, clear lakes that were scoured by glaciers from the granite bedrock.
The valleys between these striking hills were scoured deep and clean by glacial action in the Pleistocene Epoch.
Mark Martin ended up winning it, but not before cars were crumpled, rule books were scoured and tempers were blown to bits.
Men did go hunting (for invading Nazis) armed only with broom handles and golf clubs, and museums were scoured for antique weapons.
Rescue boats were scouring the water for survivors.
Charles Miller, the Haverstraw police chief, said about 30 armed officers were scouring the woods in teams.
Intelligence intercepts showed an enemy confused about how many American troops were scouring the hills.
Detectives were scouring the area in search of video that could be pulled and examined.
Search teams were scouring the debris for the trapped and injured as the sun came up.
