scoot

Example Sentences

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Instead Penelope and Simon strolled at a leisurely pace, while the children took turns scooting beside them on the velocipede.

From Literature

She scooted up the bed so she was right next to him, close enough that he could see the streaks on her cheeks.

From Literature

“Let’s see what we can do here, Son,” he said, sitting down and scooting closer to his youngest son, the chair scraping loudly across the oak floor.

From Literature

Jaramillo danced with such energy that his pants ripped while he and the others scooted across the stage on their behinds, drawing delighted shrieks from the hometown crowd.

From Los Angeles Times

Flanker Karen Paquin scooted in late on to take Canada past the winning margin England had amassed against Australia in Brighton last weekend.

From BBC