scramble

Example Sentences

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The pair explained to Witkoff that, after a succession of criminal and civil actions against their father and his companies, they were scrambling to find banks that would accept them as clients.

From The Wall Street Journal

With Ball scrambling on the floor after the initial left, he admirably rose on the count of nine.

From BBC

Instead of fans scrambling for sold-out events, third-party sites are filled with unsold listings that few people can afford.

From Salon

“With the context of results from Microsoft and Google, we see AWS continuing to lose its lead and now scrambling to catch up through escalating investment,” he wrote of the Amazon Web Services operation.

From MarketWatch

His scramble saved the Patriots in the AFC championship game and it will save them again.

From Los Angeles Times