scrabble
Example Sentences
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A group of people scrabble on the ground, sifting through the soil.
From BBC • Jul. 10, 2025
“It was louder and closer; it was no longer a single belligerent hum glinting with accents of brass; it had diversified into a rolling scrabble of anger, holiday high spirits and sports crowd roar.”
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 8, 2024
“Imagine you have scrabble tiles that spell out ‘Powerball.’
From Seattle Times • Jul. 19, 2023
Like my parents and many others I knew in the South Bronx, they scrabble to hang on and perhaps wonder if anyone sees or hears their distress.
From Salon • Jul. 9, 2023
Pittsburgh was a city that had once sparked a rebellion, a place where one had to scrabble and scrape and fight for a chance at prosperity.
From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland
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