scrounge

Example Sentences

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Lucchesi flew to Fermilab, which is just outside of Chicago, and pleaded with MAP physicists to scrounge up the old code, which was hiding on a dusty, forgotten computer.

From Scientific American

“We were able to scrounge up like 1,600 bucks a month between her being a nanny and my Uber Eats, so we were able to pay for everything,” Arbuckle said.

From Seattle Times

Some have erected makeshift tents and cook on little charcoal stoves, others are scrounging for food as their money runs out.

From Reuters

For survival, Lebanese scrounge for dollars, most often sent by relatives abroad.

From Seattle Times

For the past year, Jean Paoli, chief executive of the artificial intelligence start-up Docugami, has been scrounging for what has become the hottest commodity in tech: computer chips.

From New York Times