Example Sentences

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But I’d say seven to ten minutes of my 15-minute reset is, almost always, spent sudsing and scrubbing.

From Salon • May 5, 2026

In another study, Cooper and his colleagues found that scrubbing dot-com names gave stocks a short-term upward jolt averaging 64%.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 21, 2026

A common industrial approach, aqueous amine scrubbing, requires heating large amounts of liquid to temperatures above 100 °C to release the captured CO2 and reuse the solution.

From Science Daily • Mar. 28, 2026

The top of the dresser needed serious rehab: scrubbing, sanding and repainting to create a shiny finish.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 4, 2026

It wasn’t until the end of breakfast the next day when Mr. Drysdale made an appearance at the table, his hair wet from what I assumed was a long scrubbing in the bathtub.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan