scoot
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He should have used the nearby crosswalk, but there aren’t enough of those on the boulevard, so pedestrians routinely skitter and scoot across the street like they’re in a game of Frogger.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 20, 2026
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
Right then, time for a scoot round the grounds.
From BBC ● Mar. 23, 2024
Whirring turbines bashed fish that attempted to scoot past.
From Salon ● Nov. 2, 2023
Jiro holds my backpack as I scoot out of the car.
From "Warcross" by Marie Lu
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
He scoots around the house on wheels and follows people on command.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2023
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
Then there’s the GV70′s available V6, which scoots to 60 mph in just 5.3 seconds.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 17, 2022
He scoots under a rolling table where a poodle's curls are being trimmed.
From "Dog Squad" by Chris Grabenstein
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
Flanker Karen Paquin scooted in late on to take Canada past the winning margin England had amassed against Australia in Brighton last weekend.
From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2025
And I scooted back to the Times and passed the story on to the national desk.”
From Slate ● Aug. 18, 2025
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
Raizel and I scooted out of the way to avoid being brained by one.
From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros
One broadcaster from Norway, amid peals of laughter, described the chief ice technician as "scooting" down the sheet.
From BBC ● Feb. 17, 2026
Dupont quickly made amends, spinning off the back of a ruck in midfield, stiff-arming hooker Tolu Latu onto his back and scooting through a huge gap to score.
From Barron's ● Dec. 28, 2025
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
This was World Series most valuable player Freddie Freeman slugging, and Mookie Betts scampering, and Teoscar Hernández spraying, and Tommy Edman scooting and sore-shouldered Shohei Ohtani making a difference by just standing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2024
Audrey said, scooting away from Conner and Lumpy.
From "Keep It Together, Keiko Carter" by Debbi Michiko Florence
