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

Macron’s government is currently scrounging for tens-of-billions in cost savings as it tries to rein in the government’s budget deficit, which reached 5.8% of economic output last year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 20, 2025

His insatiable appetite for dominance of both government and industry will always leave him scrounging for more.

From Slate • Feb. 18, 2025

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 • May 16, 2024

And in the same world of peoples there are other peoples who have to crawl in the dirt scrounging for a measly piece of garbage to eat.

From "The Unfinished Angel" by Sharon Creech