scudding

Example Sentences

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The former Matildas assistant was announced the morning after the scudding and since then, alongside captain Rachel Corsie's impending retirement, has dominated the discourse.

From BBC • May 31, 2025

But in summer the view from the opposite side is equally spectacular: the approach of moisture-laden monsoon clouds, scudding across the sky.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 9, 2022

In the quiet of evening, after competition has ended, the venue echoes with a scudding sound of practice throws and the heavy thunk of takeouts.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 18, 2022

In a warehouse strafed by lasers, 1,000 special invitees go rocks-out to scudding Kode9 beats, over the top of which Twigs recites a series of essays on private schools, literary festivals, farming and GCHQ.

From The Guardian • Dec. 21, 2018

I looked out, and I saw below me the smooth grass lawns stretching to the sea, and the sea itself, bright green with white-topped crests, whipped by a westerly wind and scudding from the shore.

From "Rebecca" by Daphne du Maurier