scat

Example Sentences

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Newly christened, she became known for scat singing, a vocal style that originated with ragtime - which enabled her to improvise melodies using her voice as an instrument.

From BBC • Jul. 25, 2025

He took out his gun and burst into the house, where he was greeted by a giant pile of bear scat.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2025

A keystone species, the bears are known to till and aerate soil as they search for potato-like roots like Alpine sweetvetch, munch on berries, and later deposit the seeds through their scat.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 25, 2024

Researchers have mostly determined what fosas eat by examining bones and other evidence left behind in scat.

From Science Daily • Apr. 19, 2024

To the trackers, the words were as meaningful as scat or broken twigs, signs of the girl’s passage but nothing more, and Tanin kept it that way, eliminating every letter they found.

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee