scrounging

Example Sentences

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In Tawila, hundreds of people have huddled together in makeshift tents in a vast desert expanse, scrounging together what they can to prepare food for their families, AFP video shows.

From Barron's • Nov. 5, 2025

Analysts are scrounging for any signal about the economy’s trajectory this month because the government shutdown has turned off the spigot of official government data.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 2025

Friends, my family included, have been scrounging for fans, dehumidifiers, and sump pumps to lend to friends affected by the flood.

From Slate • Aug. 9, 2024

They live on her meager waitress wages, and whatever they fetch from scrounging for opals from the countless rock piles.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2024

My mother sighed dramatically at Navid’s comment and started scrounging up actual food for us.

From "A Very Large Expanse of Sea" by Tahereh Mafi