scoot
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This became frustratingly evident to the White Sox last season as they watched seemingly well-struck fly balls die on the warning track and grounders fail to scoot through the infield.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
In the arena, I wouldn’t have gone under the stage to scoot around the scaffolding or noticed when someone in the second balcony missed the first half of “Skinny” because they were in the bathroom.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 7, 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
She watches Bryce and Aurora as they scoot around with their cardboard boxes yelling, “Zoom!”
From "The Benefits of Being an Octopus" by Ann Braden
One takes for granted the way the story works—meet cute, dispute, somebody scoots, they troubleshoot.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 27, 2026
Andre Esterhuizen scoots down the lefthand touchline, just staying in play, and then delays his pass just enough for Will Porter to hare over the whitewash.
From BBC ● Apr. 12, 2024
Then Villalobos scoots behind two desk chairs and runs out the courtroom door.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 10, 2023
Cindy scoots by me to make her entrance and with a glorious grin, says: "Show's cookin'!".
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 30, 2023
Then he scoots away, turns, waves before disappearing into the crowd.
From "Black Brother, Black Brother" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
“All of us families, we’re being scooted out.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026
And I scooted back to the Times and passed the story on to the national desk.”
From Slate ● Aug. 18, 2025
He scooted over to score in the corner.
From BBC ● Feb. 24, 2024
LeBron James scooted up the left side of the court, and the Lakers triggered the break with an outlet.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 17, 2024
But then he scooted into my side of the booth and caused me to lose all focus and concentration for several seconds.
From "Hope Springs" by Jaime Berry
And Lime's latest move appears to be an attempt to help change habits for commuters - not just those already scooting or pedalling for leisure.
From BBC ● Apr. 3, 2026
Dupont quickly made amends, spinning off the back of a ruck in midfield, stiff-arming hooker Tolu Latu onto his back and scooting through a huge gap to score.
From Barron's ● Dec. 28, 2025
The latter tension was explored in a Netflix documentary—Alcaraz scooting off to Ibiza after winning the 2024 French Open instead of grinding for Wimbledon grass as his coach hoped.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 23, 2025
This was World Series most valuable player Freddie Freeman slugging, and Mookie Betts scampering, and Teoscar Hernández spraying, and Tommy Edman scooting and sore-shouldered Shohei Ohtani making a difference by just standing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2024
“So-ho!” cried Kay, throwing his arm upward to give the hawk a better take-off, and a rabbit was scooting across the close-nibbled turf in front of them, and Cully was in the air.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
