scoot

Example Sentences

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Though there’s something a little peculiar, in an age of digital verisimilitude, about watching a big-budget movie character scoot around like a Muppet, Favreau was adamant about showcasing the handiwork.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

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

Before the chair, Jack said her son was able to scoot on the floor to get where he needed to go but the chair offers a whole new level of independence.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 20, 2023

Whirring turbines bashed fish that attempted to scoot past.

From Salon • Nov. 2, 2023

I go, “Yes, sir. See you later,” and try to scoot out the door.

From "The Young Man and the Sea" by Rodman Philbrick