scoot

Example Sentences

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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

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

At one point I had to use the heel of my hands to scoot down the loose rock and dirt.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 20, 2023

Or do we scoot the front row an extra 50 feet back, cross our fingers and assume none of the attendees played baseball growing up?

From Salon • Jul. 3, 2023

She watches Bryce and Aurora as they scoot around with their cardboard boxes yelling, “Zoom!”

From "The Benefits of Being an Octopus" by Ann Braden