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On one hand, it’s nice to see young Brian scamper up to his bedroom to crack open an encyclopedia or hear a herd of theropods stampede on the roof of an all-metal car.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026

“Cool Machine” is a modern masterpiece and an ode to New York, no matter that rats skitter and cockroaches scamper underfoot.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026

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

Finally, the princess whirled, stomping back down the hallway, and the archers all followed her at a scamper.

From Anya and the Nightingale by Sofiya Pasternack

While Stafford kept answering, Allen ultimately decided the game with two more scampers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2026

Former Stanford rusher Austin Jones had two touchdown scampers, ex-Oregon tailback Travis Dye thrived at pass protection and freshman Raleek Brown showed off his athleticism.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 6, 2022

Much of “Servant” is broad and slapstick; in one scene, the president scampers Marx Brothers-style around the executive offices as a Swedish banker chases him for a loan repayment.

From New York Times ● Mar. 9, 2022

Pat invariably exclaims each time a chipmunk scampers from shoreline rocks to shrubs of beach rose.

From Washington Post ● Jul. 30, 2020

As soon as we reach the sidewalk, Boomer leaps toward a squirrel, which scampers up a nearby oak tree.

From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish

Umpire Bill Miller took a few steps toward the creature, who then scampered into right field.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026

Fleetwood grew up playing at nearby Formby Hall and occasionally scampered over the Royal Birkdale fence to get on to the course which he dreamed of playing.

From BBC ● Jul. 17, 2026

Scrum-half Nolann Le Garrec, playing at his boyhood club, scampered over for a hugely popular score before Antoine Hastoy wormed over at the end of another sweeping move that England could never pin down.

From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2026

Mikal Bridges scampered back for a leaning, desperate three that swished straight through.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 20, 2026

Tater scampered out of the motel room to see what was going on next door.

From "Dog Squad" by Chris Grabenstein

James Lankford, of Oklahoma, quickly confirmed that he hasn’t gotten a pair from the president before scampering up a set of stairs labeled “Senators Only.”

From Slate ● Jun. 5, 2026

From the passenger seat, I often spotted rabbits fleeing down dirt roads and scampering under bushes, many joined by red-legged partridges.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 30, 2026

Radcliffe was breathlessly scampering up and down the aisles of the Hudson Theatre before the show began, enlisting audience members to be participants in the play.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 12, 2026

Then, he satirizes conservatives’ discomfort with his Blackness by sitting silently as Martin Short, playing a nervous young Republican delivering a hackneyed diatribe, shudders in his presence before scampering offstage to fall apart.

From Salon ● Feb. 22, 2026

He danced in front of them, scampering backward as he thrust the platter at their faces.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin