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.
has scraped
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present perfectof scrape (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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If Broadway has scraped the barrel-bottom of A-list movies to adapt, at least it can mock them: “Titanique” is a frisky and funny spoof of the James Cameron juggernaut about that big ship that sank.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 5, 2026
What money he has scraped together has paid the candidate filing fees in Colorado, Michigan, Texas and Oklahoma.
From New York Times ● Jan. 12, 2024
WFP says it has scraped together enough provisions to support 20,000 new refugees for one month, but it's expecting five times that number.
From Reuters ● May 9, 2023
Today, she has scraped together just enough money to buy some chicken.
From BBC ● Mar. 19, 2023
He looks hollowed out, like the first time I saw him up close, in the police station—as though someone has scraped away his insides, leaving a shell.
From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins
