scamper

Example Sentences

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Thought and feeling bubble up beneath visible restraint—she’ll let a nervous glance scamper this way or that, or wear a smile that’s still crimped at the edges amid the teasing interplay of her peers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 4, 2025

Crawford scamper across the plate with the winning run.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 11, 2025

Her range of passing put the ever-impressive Meg Jones into a hole, before another lovely wide ball gave Abby Dow space to scamper in for her 50th England try.

From BBC • Sep. 14, 2025

From the resulting penalty, the French would make the extra player count when Escudero had the space to scamper over for her side's first try of the game.

From BBC • Sep. 14, 2025

They skip and scamper, scattering for shelter among thick shrubs and hedgerows.

From "Without Refuge" by Jane Mitchell