scooping

Example Sentences

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Border Patrol agents are typically stationed at the border where their day-to-day work entails scooping up people who have crossed illegally.

From Salon • Apr. 15, 2026

Sinner, 24, became the first man to complete what is known as the 'Sunshine Double' - scooping both trophies on the hard courts in California and Florida - without dropping a set.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

Danone is scooping up the maker of plant-based food powders and meal-replacement drinks to bolster its nutrition portfolio.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026

AFP saw excavators scooping debris, and dozens of first responders and employees clearing rubble.

From Barron's • Feb. 10, 2026

He spent his days at the corner of Calle San Cristóbal in Old San Juan, peeling oranges with his pocket knife and scooping out a triangular hole through which tourists could suck the sweet juice.

From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago