scrabble

Example Sentences

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It might not be up to John Cena standards, but she’s clearly figured at least a few things out along her scrabble to undeniable stardom.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2024

Don’t just rely on your phone’s memory; you might not be the one making the phone call and it saves time not to have to scrabble around.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 20, 2023

"If they leave, either the jobs disappear entirely, or factories scrabble to receive orders from footloose buying agents who care only about cheap labour and do not worry about factory conditions," Bowman told Reuters.

From Reuters • Aug. 16, 2023

Like my parents and many others I knew in the South Bronx, they scrabble to hang on and perhaps wonder if anyone sees or hears their distress.

From Salon • Jul. 9, 2023

I go downstairs and scrabble around in the kitchen drawer for the card that Detective Riley left.

From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins