scoot

Example Sentences

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Hughes had blood in his mouth, and a fresh gap in his teeth wide enough to scoot a Vespa through, courtesy of a high stick to the mouth from Canada’s Sam Bennett.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 22, 2026

“It won’t be easy, it’s not the kind of house you can scoot down the block. We’ll probably have to cut it into more than six pieces.”

From Seattle Times • Apr. 20, 2024

Two balls into a new spell, Bumrah got one to scoot into off stump, leaving Stokes to drop his bat and throw out his hands in frustration.

From BBC • Feb. 3, 2024

Whirring turbines bashed fish that attempted to scoot past.

From Salon • Nov. 2, 2023

Me, Mong and Rondell spun around after they passed us, watched them scoot into the gym parking lot.

From "We Were Here" by Matt De La Peña