scurries
Example Sentences
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“Shielded by her security, Britney scurries in like a frightened deer,” Weiss writes.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2025
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
After exchanging words with a curiously hostile waiter, the Collector scurries down a shadowy Chandleresque mean street before taking a fatal turn into a nightmarish alley.
From New York Times • Feb. 22, 2024
She thanks the water polo coaches on her way out, and then scurries back across to the arena locker room for a quick shower before hitting the court with hair not yet completely dry.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 19, 2022
Etienne crouches on his popping knees beside Madame, then scurries to the telephone and speaks a few words.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
