scour in the PONS Dictionary

scour Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

to give sth a scour

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
Search parties were organized and helicopters were used to scour the region.
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Their initial month was expensive as they scoured grocery stores for whatever they could find.
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The bridge features piers designed to reduce or eliminate scour damage.
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A rotary wire brush allows a terminal to be scoured clean before a connection is made.
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A massive search had been conducted, with over 3000 parties scouring the countryside.
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The topography is undulating with many glacially scoured rock outcroppings.
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Two feet has been recommended as a minimum settling basin depth to avoid bottom scour.
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The bushrangers scoured the familys possessions, but left after finding nothing of value.
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The problem in the dry season is the small discharge and deficiency in scour during this period.
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Trees in the area were completely debarked or reduced to stumps, and grass was scoured from the ground.
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