scurries

Example Sentences

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“It’s so intimidating to walk through here,” says an arena staffer as she scurries under the sight line of a video camera on a tall tripod.

From Los Angeles Times • May 13, 2026

A few minutes' walk from the Citizens Advice office, Shania is sitting at the edge of a park feeding her newborn baby, while her older child, a toddler, scurries nearby.

From BBC • May 4, 2026

But despite this convincing show, Romy is merely faking it, a detail we learn moments later when she scurries off to the privacy of her office.

From Salon • Dec. 23, 2024

Instead, she’s poised and sure-footed, musing about the possibility of romance as Getz’s saxophone scurries and spirals around her.

From New York Times • Jun. 6, 2023

When they complain, someone usually scurries to correct the problem and apologize for it.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich