Examples of “scrim” in a Sentence

noun A practice match played by a team against another team outside official competition, especially in esports.

• We have scrims against a Korean roster every night this week.
• The coach reviews every scrim before the weekend's matches.

verb To play such a practice match.

• They scrimmed for six hours straight before the qualifier.

noun A loosely woven cotton or linen cloth used for curtains, lining and upholstery, and in theater and film as a backdrop that looks solid when lit from the front and transparent when lit from behind.

• A painted scrim dissolved into the forest set as the lights came up behind it.
• She hung plain scrim at the kitchen window.

noun A thin screen placed in front of a lamp to soften or cut down the light.

• Drop a scrim in front of the key light to take the edge off.