How do you use Scrapyard in a sentence? See 10+ example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.
Scrapyard meaning
A junkyard; a place where scrap is stored, discarded or resold.
Using Scrapyard
- The main meaning on this page is: A junkyard; a place where scrap is stored, discarded or resold.
- In the example corpus, scrapyard often appears in combinations such as: the scrapyard, in scrapyard, scrapyard with.
Context around Scrapyard
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 5 middle, 9 end
- Sentence types: 17 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Scrapyard
- In this selection, "scrapyard" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 27.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, switch, onto and air stand out and add context to how "scrapyard" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 1990 s scrapyard dog is and and the scrapyard air smells. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "scrapyard" sits close to words such as abad, abolishment and abr, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with scrapyard
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Another piece of the Kylo Ren lightsaber puzzle is the Scrapyard Switch. (12 words)
The Italian P-38s were phased out in 1956; none survived the scrapyard. (13 words)
The black smoke makes Ibrahim cough incessantly and the scrapyard air smells of chemicals and incinerated rubber. (17 words)
Mayer, a bespectacled, Jewish immigrant who never went to college and worked in a scrapyard as kid, who entered the film the film buying a burlesque theater to turn into movie house, wanted his studio to be the epitome of class and American family values. (45 words)
While side-scrolling games in the vein of Super Mario Bros. are possible on the system (1990's Scrapyard Dog is the best example), it is significantly harder to develop such a title than on a tile-based system such as the Nintendo Entertainment System. (45 words)
The woman reportedly admitted she lied about the hijacking and the scene of the crime, and told police what she knew was her boyfriend received a call from people who wanted to sell him copper for his scrapyard business in the Boksburg CBD. (43 words)
Example sentences (17)
Another piece of the Kylo Ren lightsaber puzzle is the Scrapyard Switch.
Gaz is only in it to earn some money to maintain custody over his child, who always complains about the odd jobs he puts him through, such as stealing steel beams or hanging out in the scrapyard.
Globally, the world’s biggest passenger airliners—many of which had been earmarked for the scrapyard are being brought back into service as carriers rush to restore long-haul air travel.
It's officially become a scrapyard, with Starfleet presumably stripping everything of value from the destroyed ships after the war, and leaving the frames floating in space.
The wild story of a stolen San Jose statue got wilder when a reporter found the missing statue in a scrapyard.
With Aaron having previously pushed the scrapyard onto Vinny after his sister’s death, he has now u-turned and accused a stunned Vinny of deliberately profiting out of Liv’s death.
Harrowing photographs captured by explorers show the inside of an abandoned vessel in eerie light before it was sent to the scrapyard.
I think it might be time for Bleeding Cool management to take their toy back to the workshop, or better yet, the scrapyard.
Deputies say the flatbed semi was hauling crushed cars headed for the scrapyard when it was involved in the mishap, and the cars spilled onto the road.
The black smoke makes Ibrahim cough incessantly and the scrapyard air smells of chemicals and incinerated rubber.
Mayer, a bespectacled, Jewish immigrant who never went to college and worked in a scrapyard as kid, who entered the film the film buying a burlesque theater to turn into movie house, wanted his studio to be the epitome of class and American family values.
They then tracked the boy, who was found to be living in a scrapyard with his new parents.
The woman reportedly admitted she lied about the hijacking and the scene of the crime, and told police what she knew was her boyfriend received a call from people who wanted to sell him copper for his scrapyard business in the Boksburg CBD.
For example, Fred Hoyle suggested that potential for life on Earth was no more probable than a Boeing 747 being assembled by a hurricane from the scrapyard.
The Italian P-38s were phased out in 1956; none survived the scrapyard.
Tiphares exploits the Scrapyard and surrounding farms, paying mercenaries (called Hunter-Warriors) to hunt criminals and arranging violent sports to keep the population entertained.
While side-scrolling games in the vein of Super Mario Bros. are possible on the system (1990's Scrapyard Dog is the best example), it is significantly harder to develop such a title than on a tile-based system such as the Nintendo Entertainment System.
Common combinations with scrapyard
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the scrapyard 11×
- in scrapyard 3×
- scrapyard with 2×