How to Use scrub out in a Sentence

scrub out

verb
  • These are tiny vibrations that act as filters, scrubbing out background noise so your data stays clear.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 14 Jan. 2026
  • Baking soda makes our cakes rise, neutralizes fridge odors, softens the laundry, and scrubs out stains.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 12 Dec. 2025
  • Baking soda makes our cakes rise, neutralizes fridge odors, softens the laundry, and scrubs out stains.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 13 May 2026
  • When the main surgical task was accomplished, the surgeon scrubbed out and left to do the paperwork.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 5 July 2022
  • Move on to your tub, scrubbing out the disinfectant and using a large cup to rinse away any remaining cleaning product.
    — Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 21 Nov. 2025
  • Move on to your tub, scrubbing out the disinfectant and using a large cup to rinse away any remaining cleaning product.
    — Mary Catherine McAnnally Scott, Southern Living, 3 June 2026
  • Each spring since then, the National Park Service scrubs out a year’s worth of goose poop and other debris to keep the pool clean and the algae away.
    — Joseph Konig, PEOPLE, 29 May 2026
  • Modern wastewater treatment plants often fail to scrub out the microscopic remnants of the world’s pharmaceutical and illicit drug use.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 20 Apr. 2026
  • The transfer portal is about to open, Kyle Whittingham can start building his roster and a program that’s had its reputation dragged through the mud can start scrubbing out the stains.
    — Austin Meek, New York Times, 2 Jan. 2026
  • The National Park Service has carried out some renovations since then, and the pool is also periodically drained to scrub out algae, garbage, bird droppings and dirt.
    — Jacob Rosen, CBS News, 11 May 2026
  • Rather than trying to scrub out all of the problematic elements of the training data, human experts manually provide feedback on the AI model’s output after the model is trained.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 1 Aug. 2025
  • The National Park Service has carried out some renovations since then, and the pool is also periodically drained to scrub out algae, garbage, goose droppings and other detritus.
    — Joe Walsh, CBS News, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Days after Sora 2 launched, TikTok, Reddit, and YouTube filled with tutorials on how to scrub out its tiny watermark — the only clue AI made a clip.
    — Jennifer Jolly, USA Today, 20 Oct. 2025

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