scoop

Example Sentences

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For weeks it appeared that Netflix would scoop up Warner Bros.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

It also may be a good time to scoop up some former market darlings that are now on sale.

From Barron's • Mar. 19, 2026

Insurance companies and pension funds, for instance, scoop up long-dated bonds, picking up additional yield and matching long-dated liabilities on their books.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

On Thursday, Bethell cracked a switch hit off Varun Chakravarthy, played a delicate reverse scoop off Hardik Pandya and, with flowing hands and flashing wrists, stroked the ball to all parts.

From BBC • Mar. 6, 2026

Two agents run onstage and try to scoop me up into their arms.

From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston