scooping

Example Sentences

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Scooping up hard-hit stocks has worked before in trying times, the experts said.

From Barron's • Mar. 2, 2026

Scooping up Warner Bros. would also give Netflix Co-Chief Executive Ted Sarandos a legendary movie studio lot — something Netflix currently lacks.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 1, 2025

Scooping a liter of water from the tank of a recovering sea turtle under veterinary care equally provides a wealth of genetic information for research.

From Scientific American • May 15, 2023

Scooping up their two young daughters and squeezing them tight.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 13, 2022

Scooping up my cat, Nero, I plunged into the tangle of vines and weeds lining the drive.

From "The Old Willis Place" by Mary Downing Hahn