scuttling

Example Sentences

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Higher bond yields risk scuttling a stellar rally for the broader market.

From Barron's • May 15, 2026

The forwards took the fight to France with relish, thumping into contact, scuttling several scrums and making the driving maul a weapon against a heavier pack.

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026

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.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026

May had Tommy John surgery five starts into his 2021 season, scuttling his impressive start.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 22, 2024

One, quicker than the rest, rushed into the firelight without hesitating, moving with the disturbing, sinuous speed of a scuttling insect.

From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss