scrounge

Example Sentences

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"They occasionally did try and slip out up to the production office and see if they could scrounge some cooked chicken rather than having to cook it themselves," Huffam revealed.

From BBC

Some parents try to find small ways to teach their children, scrounging for notebooks and pens and insisting they learn something as small as a new word each day.

From Seattle Times

Clams can be difficult to find, but an industrious otter can scrounge up dozens of marine snails, then eat them all in one sitting.

From Science Magazine

But the fact that during the first days of his first criminal trial, Trump can't scrounge up one person from his rather large family to stand by his side?

From Salon

They’re intent on making the issue as nonpartisan as possible as they work to scrounge up at least 60% support from voters for the ballot initiative.

From Seattle Times