scrape
verb (used with object)
to deprive of or free from an outer layer, adhering matter, etc., or to smooth by drawing or rubbing something, especially a sharp or rough instrument, over the surface.
had scraped
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past perfectof scrape.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Replying to him, Google executive Jerry Dischler, insisted this was not a "hallucination" - where AI systems invent untrue information - blaming the websites Gemini had scraped the information from instead.
From BBC ● Feb. 6, 2025
As the noses of both Boeing 737s lifted skyward on takeoff, their tails had scraped the runway.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 17, 2023
Refugees from El Salvador, the Navarettes had scraped together the cash to open La Flor Blanca two years earlier near the corner of Vernon and Broadway.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 30, 2022
An iron hook bought in 1919 that had scraped against its grommet for a full century finally snapped.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 19, 2021
Percy had got his top-grade N.E.W.T.s; Fred and George had scraped a handful of O.W.L.S. each.
From "Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban" by J.K. Rowling
