scurried

Example Sentences

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With Game 3 of the World Series underway at Dodger Stadium last October, a few folks scurried across a pedestrian bridge with LED lights and blue glow sticks.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

Other local residents scurried to take cover in basements.

From Barron's • Mar. 16, 2026

Jacob Bethell made an entertaining 55 and Brook a well-placed 53 for England, but Nepal's batting was on a par as they swept and scurried.

From BBC • Feb. 8, 2026

Greenlandic staff scurried briskly into the building, looking ashamed to be working for America.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 24, 2026

I scurried back through the bedroom, through the kitchen, and out the back door.

From "Root Magic" by Eden Royce