scuttle
Example Sentences
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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 • Mar. 17, 2026
Was she trying to scuttle the Netflix takeover bid?
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026
Netflix won the bidding for the storied studio and HBO in December, prompting the spurned Paramount executives to launch a multipronged strategy to scuttle the Netflix deal.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 2026
Demanding that Netflix sign off on the long-term licensing of Warner content to other broadcasters would also likely scuttle its bid.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 22, 2025
Scuttle, scuttle across the terrace, like tiny footsteps.
From "The Old Willis Place" by Mary Downing Hahn
Vocabulary lists containing scuttle
Of Mice and Men
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
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"Rikki-Tikki-Tavi" by Rudyard Kipling
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