scuttling

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 • Mar. 26, 2026

But analysts don’t see the Iran conflict at this point scuttling a U.S.-China summit, or the broader detente.

From Barron's • Mar. 16, 2026

But the deal between the firm and the harbour board fell through, and the contract went instead to another company which then carried out the scuttling.

From BBC • Oct. 18, 2025

At that time, China didn’t rank in the top fifth, though it was scuttling upward.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 30, 2025

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 "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver