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Hughes had blood in his mouth, and a fresh gap in his teeth wide enough to scoot a Vespa through, courtesy of a high stick to the mouth from Canada’s Sam Bennett.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 22, 2026

Taylor, who is Black American, and Ruiz Taylor, who is Mexican American, smile when remembering how the dirt roads in Section 14 were so narrow that cars had to scoot over to pass each other.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 16, 2024

“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

I scoot closer to him and scroll down to my first wave of photos, self-conscious about my dirty fingernail for half a second before no longer giving a shit.

From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera

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

She scoots along the floor, as if afloat, paddling with her hands, and she clings to the theater’s walls, as if buffeted by the wind.

From New York Times ● Mar. 5, 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 types something, taps send, and scoots his feet back to the curb.

From "Leah on the Offbeat" by Becky Albertalli

Roebuck scooted onto his hip and entered the code.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

And he didn’t take it Sunday night in Santa Clara, after his Seahawks scooted away from a helpless New England Patriots team in a one-sided 29-13 win.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 9, 2026

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

He scooted over on the floor, even though there was plenty of space, so I assumed that was a signal for me to sit.

From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller

Plus, there are other signs that investors are excited—and aren’t scooting away from riskier assets like options and chip stocks.

From Barron's ● Jun. 10, 2026

He said the robots in an adjacent lane were really scooting.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 20, 2026

One broadcaster from Norway, amid peals of laughter, described the chief ice technician as "scooting" down the sheet.

From BBC ● Feb. 17, 2026

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

She reaches for her cane, scooting her chair back from the table.

From "Girl in the Blue Coat" by Monica Hesse