scavenge
verb (used with object)
to take or gather (something usable) from discarded material.
scavenged
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past participleof scavenge.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof scavenge.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
scavengeverb (used with object)to take or gather (something usable) from discarded material.
Example Sentences
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Mothers feed babies with scraps scavenged from trash cans.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 6, 2026
Huge lorries dumping directly onto the ground amid a sea of waste, as birds scavenged.
From BBC ● Feb. 25, 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
The most unexpected is composed of scavenged plastic grocery bags.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 17, 2024
When I turn back around Theo is helpfully holding up a pair of my bloomers, scavenged from the swamp of my floor, indicating that I should wipe my mouth.
From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse
