scoot
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This became frustratingly evident to the White Sox last season as they watched seemingly well-struck fly balls die on the warning track and grounders fail to scoot through the infield.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
In the arena, I wouldn’t have gone under the stage to scoot around the scaffolding or noticed when someone in the second balcony missed the first half of “Skinny” because they were in the bathroom.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 7, 2026
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
But in Seattle streets it’s commonplace for people to walk or scoot through red lights while rushing to transit, and for bus drivers to run reds, a safety hazard that deserves public scrutiny.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 12, 2023
Jay wedged the paint-coated stick under my other foot, and the grip loosened enough for me to scoot all the way back to safe ground.
From "Root Magic" by Eden Royce
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
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
Fish scoots in, inhales the speck of chum.
From "The Young Man and the Sea" by Rodman Philbrick
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
Jaramillo danced with such energy that his pants ripped while he and the others scooted across the stage on their behinds, drawing delighted shrieks from the hometown crowd.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2025
And I scooted back to the Times and passed the story on to the national desk.”
From Slate ● Aug. 18, 2025
He scooted over to score in the corner.
From BBC ● Feb. 24, 2024
As if to make his point, he scooted even closer to the left railing until he touched it.
From "From the Desk of Zoe Washington" by Janae Marks
Gareth Williams, 33, described how toddler Indie loved "scooting around the house" on her little bike, so decided to buy a child's seat and handlebar to attach to his own bicycle.
From BBC ● Apr. 24, 2026
He said the robots in an adjacent lane were really scooting.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 20, 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
In the alley, he saw Mr. Trepid scooting back and forth, peering out into the black night.
From "Ruby Holler" by Sharon Creech
