scram

Example Sentences

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Other Welsh words in the latest update of the OED include nobbling and scram.

From BBC • Sep. 26, 2025

If a cop tells you to scram, “You can say, ‘It is my understanding I have every right to record this.

From Seattle Times • May 21, 2021

If an officer tells you to scram, “you can say, ‘It is my understanding I have every right to record this.

From Washington Post • Apr. 22, 2021

Ferraro walked the same tightrope that tripped up Hillary Clinton when she wondered if she should wheel around in that debate and tell the creeping Donald Trump to scram.

From New York Times • Aug. 8, 2020

Dasch was a real talker, enjoying the sound of his voice and peppering his conversations with American slang and idioms, such as "scram" and "sight for sore eyes."

From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple