scuttle
Example Sentences
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A major winter storm has pummeled much of the East Coast, dumping around two feet of snow on cities and scuttling travel, work and school for millions of Americans between Virginia and Maine.
The group of Chagossians and Holloway hope their encampment will scuttle the agreement once and for all before the British Parliament rubber stamps it.
If Paramount doesn’t offer more before the Feb. 23 deadline, then that would seemingly scuttle any chances of this escalating into a bidding war that would drive Warner shares higher.
From Barron's
With a sneeze of surprise, Fred scuttled away—from rock to rock, tidal pool to sea—until the beach was covered by spiny iguanas munching free seaweed.
From Literature
U.S. skier Jackie Miles was preparing for the 2018 Olympics in South Korea when she crashed in Garmisch, Germany, and suffered a devastating knee injury that scuttled her trip to the Games.
From Los Angeles Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
