scuttling

Example Sentences

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A major winter storm has pummeled much of the East Coast, dumping around two feet of snow on cities and scuttling travel, work and school for millions of Americans between Virginia and Maine.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 23, 2026

The EU ended up accepting it instead of scuttling a deal altogether.

From Barron's • Feb. 3, 2026

But the deal between the firm and the harbour board fell through, and the contract went instead to another company which then carried out the scuttling.

From BBC • Oct. 18, 2025

Discovery, has become nearly as renowned for scuttling finished films in recent years as it is for releasing them.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 6, 2024

Lizzie knelt and packed it with seaweed, sending little crabs scuttling from underneath each handful she dragged up.

From "Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy" by Gary D. Schmidt