scuttle

Example Sentences

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Saudi Arabia abruptly canceled two large construction contracts at one of the most ambitious projects in the world, scuttling plans to bring skiing to the desert kingdom.

From The Wall Street Journal

When the news came out, however, Unilever’s stock tanked, eventually scuttling the deal and souring management on bigger ones.

From The Wall Street Journal

He filled a pot-bellied stove from a small coal scuttle, for all the world a kindly German householder entertaining a guest.

From Literature

It was the kind that the clans call the smoke-frost: an icy breath that descends from the High Mountains at the start of winter, blackening berries and sending small creatures scuttling for their burrows.

From Literature

Analysts don’t expect any delay to scuttle the fragile U.S.-China truce or a future meeting, with modest demands from both sides still likely.

From Barron's