scuttling

Example Sentences

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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 • Mar. 20, 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

The EU ended up accepting it instead of scuttling a deal altogether.

From Barron's • Feb. 3, 2026

Discovery, has become nearly as renowned for scuttling finished films in recent years as it is for releasing them.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 6, 2024

"A little mouse", I said, "can go scuttling round the kitchen among the pots and pans, and if he's very careful no one will ever see him."

From "The Witches" by Roald Dahl