How to Use scouring in a Sentence

scouring

noun
  • Also, avoid scouring pads or steel wool.
    — Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Avoid using scouring pads or abrasive sponges.
    — Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 30 Dec. 2025
  • Air Force career took them — and decades of estate-sale scouring.
    — Emma Alpern, Curbed, 22 Sep. 2021
  • Let that sit for at least an hour, then scrub the solution with a heavy-duty scouring pad.
    — Washington Post, 7 July 2021
  • Don't use scouring powders or abrasive creams, or rust removers.
    — Caitlin Sole, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Nov. 2025
  • Don't use scouring powders or abrasive creams, or rust removers.
    — Caitlin Sole, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Feb. 2026
  • Sprinkle scouring powder over scuffed areas of the dish.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 19 Sep. 2025
  • Avoid harsh scrubbers like steel wool and scouring pads that can remove the pan’s seasoning.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 30 Dec. 2025
  • Here are some easier ways to add a clean scent to the bathroom without a daily scouring.
    — Ashley Chalmers, The Spruce, 31 May 2026
  • Avoid abrasive cleaners and tools, such as steel wool, scouring pads, bleach, and ammonia.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 14 Nov. 2025
  • Avoid abrasive cleaners and tools, such as steel wool, scouring pads, bleach, and ammonia.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 14 Nov. 2025
  • Stay away from abrasive steel wool, scouring pads, and harsh powders that can damage and scratch the floor's surface.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 12 Mar. 2026
  • The second head is the Sunflower, which is made for scrubbing and scouring.
    — Alyse Whitney, Bon Appetit, 16 Oct. 2017
  • Stock up on specialty tools, like a plastic scraper, scrub brushes and non-scratch scouring pads.
    — Maya Pottiger, Washington Post, 27 Dec. 2022
  • That scouring is what turned up the Humboldt County vaccines.
    — Erin Allday, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 Apr. 2021
  • Scorched and stained pots and pans almost always require scraping and scouring, and cast-iron skillets can rust when soaked.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Avoid brushes, brooms, and vacuums with hard bristles, steel wool, scouring pads, and eraser sponges.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 1 Sep. 2025
  • This Italian dining set was the result of hours of online scouring for the perfect piece.
    — Hadley Keller, House Beautiful, 8 June 2021
  • The strategic use of tools, like a non-scratch scrub sponge, will lend additional scouring power to milder cleaning agents.
    — Jolie Kerr, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Nov. 2025
  • Scrub with a Pumice Stone Pumice stones, sometimes called scouring sticks, aren’t just for smoothing rough heels.
    — Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Jan. 2026
  • Thomas Jennings, the inventor of dry scouring, is the brains behind dry cleaning.
    — Essence, 5 Mar. 2024
  • Steel wool, scouring pads, stiff brushes, eraser sponges, and other abrasive scrubbers can scratch and scuff the surface.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 22 Aug. 2025
  • This is evidence for near-wellbore scouring of blockages by DP.
    — Ian Palmer, Forbes, 19 May 2021
  • In the past, thousands of people would come for the scouring, holding a fair in the circle of a prehistoric fort nearby.
    — Emily Cleaver, Smithsonian, 6 July 2017
  • Another great crossover from the auto-body industry is the scouring pastes that clean and abrade a surface at the same time.
    — Roy Berendsohn, Popular Mechanics, 11 Mar. 2019
  • Never use a harsh chemical such as ammonia, scouring powders, or full-strength chlorine bleach to clean a bird bath.
    — Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 12 May 2026
  • Stainless-steel pans can stand up to a certain amount of scouring, but abrasive cleaning methods could damage your nonstick pans.
    — Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Sep. 2021
  • It’s made of palm fibers that are tougher than standard scouring pads but gentle enough not to scuff your Le Creuset Dutch oven.
    — Tiffany Hopkins, Bon Appétit, 16 Feb. 2023
  • It’s made of palm fibers that are tougher than standard scouring pads but gentle enough not to scuff your Le Creuset Dutch oven.
    — Tiffany Hopkins, Bon Appétit, 25 Mar. 2024
  • While sponges and gentle scrubbers are safe for stainless steel, do not use steel wool or abrasive scouring pads, which can leave permanent scratches.
    — Daley Quinn, Southern Living, 26 Feb. 2026

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