scoured in English

verb
1
clean or brighten the surface of (something) by rubbing it hard, typically with an abrasive or detergent.
he scoured the bathtub
2
administer a strong purgative to.
3
subject (a place, text, etc.) to a thorough search in order to locate something.
David scoured each newspaper for an article on the murder
synonyms:searchcombhunt throughrummage throughgo through with a fine-tooth combroot throughrake throughleave no stone unturned inlook high and low inransackturn upside-down
adjective
verb

Use "scoured" in a sentence

Below are sample sentences containing the word "scoured" from the English Dictionary. We can refer to these sentence patterns for sentences in case of finding sample sentences with the word "scoured", or refer to the context using the word "scoured" in the English Dictionary.

1. The stream had scoured a channel.

2. I scoured the pots and pans.

3. Police scoured the woods for the body.

4. She scoured the saucepan with cleanser.

5. The troops scoured the open ground.

6. The walls of the furnace are always scoured.

7. He scoured the streets for his lost ring.

8. They had scoured the intervening miles of moorland.

9. The torrent scoured a gully down the hillside.

10. We scoured through the fields, looking for stray sheep.

11. We could see where the cart wheels had scoured the ground.

12. The fast-moving water had scoured out a channel in the rock.

13. Dinah would contract such an immoderate attachment to her scoured tin.

14. The Channeled scablands were scoured by more than 40 cataclysmic floods

15. Scoured the police scanners, got ahead of the authorities. [ Whooshing ] [ Groaning ]

16. They felt as if they'd been scoured out with a Brillo pad.

17. As the shore is scoured by the tide, let me be cleansed.

18. With a spoon, she scoured the crumbs from a used jar of raspberry jam.

19. We've scoured the internet and found the cutest and funniest Cat videos of all time

20. An ex-Texas Ranger named Harry Love organized a posse that scoured the state.

21. Over the years, the stream had scoured out a round pool in the rock.

22. In the kitchen I scoured the cupboards, and poured disinfectant over small black creatures like woodlice.

23. I will have scoured out of the country before he be three days Aulder.

24. The water had raced down the slope and scoured out the bed of a stream.

25. Sedimentary structures of scoured bases, slumps, and convolute beddings can be observed in these deposits.

26. Forensic scientists have scoured the scene but have not come up with any conclusive evidence.

27. I scoured the shops for a blue and white shirt, but I couldn't find one anywhere.

28. In fact, I scoured the headlines looking for the best headline in a newspaper I could.

29. Soon thereafter, private agents scoured the ports taverns, and countryside to sign on workers for indenture.

30. 28 Every day after chores and school, Reuben scoured the town, collecting the hessian nail bags.

31. According to the invention, the container is degreased and scoured using an alkaline cleaning solution during a method step.

32. Scorched by the sun and scoured by windblown sand, desert rock is shaped into strange, otherworldly landscapes.

33. She scoured the neighborhood for scraps of garbage that would make it possible for her to nourish her growing brood.

34. • Talus or Scree Slopes – cone-shaped accumulations of rocks pried loose from steep glacier-scoured valley walls by frost action.

35. Buster Keaton would never have worn a straw hat, he stresses, and London is scoured for a felt one.

36. 20 They've scoured their record collections for their favourite chic embellishments soas to enhance the luxury commodity aura of their product.

37. • Talus or Scree Slopes - cone-shaped accumulations of rocks pried loose from steep glacier-scoured valley walls by frost action.

38. She visited book launches and lectures that had free buffets and scoured supermarkets for discounted food close to its sell-by date.

39. Bream read medical journals and scoured the internet, visiting chat rooms and reading message boards to see if other people out there shared her …

40. It is the wildest of the wild, a glacier- scoured terrain unmarred by roads, tugged at by wind, on the shoulder of the Continental Divide.

41. Feeling brave? We’ve scoured the catacombs and crypts of the internet, and collected together what we’re pretty sure are the 30 Creepiest photos ever taken

42. But Basketmaking has been going on here at Colonial Williamsburg now for well over 40 years, so those woods have pretty well been scoured for suitable trees

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45. The engineers and critical minds behind its realization scoured years of feedback from home and professional brewers alike to determine the ideal feature set of a stainless steel Conical …

46. 21 The press has scoured every exit poll for the latest evidence of racial polarization, not just in terms of white and black, but black and brown as well.

47. Easy Appetizer recipes with few ingredients and minimal prep time are exactly what you need for any party! Fantastic collection of the BEST Appetizer ideas ever! We’ve scoured the internet …

48. To determine which of the Sandman’s many Costars is truly his big-screen BFF, Vulture scoured IMDb to see which of his Hollywood pals has racked up the most credits in …

49. The area has been scoured by both continental ice (the Laurentide Ice Sheet of the Wisconsin glaciation, which began its retreat from the area around 8000 years ago), and localized alpine or cirque glaciers.

50. Bulgur is a cleaned, cooked, dried, tempered, yellow-colored, whole wheat product that is precooked, dried, slightly scoured, pounded, or ground (Bayram, 2000), presently makes up a significant quantity of that food aid