scurries
Example Sentences
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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
When the pedestrian signal flashes a red hand, the squad bursts into laughter and scurries to the sidewalk.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2023
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
The servant scurries to an adjacent room, leaving us alone in the chamber foyer.
From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton
