Example Sentences

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Fifteen years after the end of “ER,” NBC’s long-running medical drama in which Wyle starred as Dr. John Carter, the actor is scrubbing back in.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 2, 2025

Along with staff, Ms. MacDonough is scrubbing and analyzing the pieces of the package to determine whether they adhere to the rules, in a process affectionately known on Capitol Hill as a “Byrd bath.”

From New York Times • Aug. 1, 2022

But the conflict is established in the first scene, where Caroline is scrubbing the bathtub while Édouard is practicing.

From The New Yorker • Aug. 1, 2018

Clarke is scrubbing the firm target set by predecessor Greg Dyke that England must emulate its 1966 World Cup triumph in 2022.

From Washington Times • Sep. 6, 2016

Mom is scrubbing the toaster when I remember.

From "Free Lunch" by Rex Ogle