scurried
Example Sentences
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Other local residents scurried to take cover in basements.
From Barron's ● Mar. 16, 2026
Jacob Bethell made an entertaining 55 and Brook a well-placed 53 for England, but Nepal's batting was on a par as they swept and scurried.
From BBC ● Feb. 8, 2026
Trilobites scurried across the seafloor among dense clusters of shelled mollusks.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 11, 2026
When the race began at 4, two hours before sunrise, we scurried off into the woods in tight single file.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2025
Holding it in my mouth, I opened the lock-that-doesn’t-lock and scurried across the table.
From "The World According to Humphrey" by Betty G. Birney
