Example Sentences

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Mothers feed babies with scraps scavenged from trash cans.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 6, 2026

What the scientists are not able to prove conclusively is whether this particular, unfortunate terror bird was killed in the attack, or if the caiman scavenged its remains.

From BBC • Jul. 22, 2025

The LaPrele site in Converse County preserves the remains of a killed or scavenged sub-adult mammoth and an associated camp occupied during the time the animal was butchered almost 13,000 years ago.

From Science Daily • Nov. 27, 2024

Lee Kun-Yong’s sculpture “Corporal Term,” which sits atop a wooden pallet, is remade whenever it is shown, its natural elements scavenged from local sources.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 15, 2024

As he’d scavenged, Clare had reverted to walking on all fours, for at certain times, it made sense to keep his nose close to the ground.

From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman