Example Sentences
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There is no escape: Garbagemen find them in their shoes at night; or writhing in their arm hair; or embedded in their scalps.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026
In a recent study, researchers placed electrodes across the scalps of sedated patients, capturing their brain-wave data.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 3, 2026
It could end up being a three-way contest, with the SNP's Angus Robertson one of the biggest potential scalps of the election.
From BBC ● Apr. 16, 2026
Should he line up for his 140th Test in Perth, as expected, he can surpass Glenn McGrath to become the sixth-highest wicket-taker in history by claiming two more scalps.
From Barron's ● Oct. 25, 2025
Yesterday he had driven an elderly couple from Scotland, both with spotted faces and fluffy white hair so thin it exposed their sunburnt scalps.
From "Interpreter of Maladies" by Jhumpa Lahiri
