scout

Example Sentences

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In order to find his brother’s killer, Igor joins the police, where, as a “combat veteran, a scout, with an excellent legal and physical training,” he’s immediately given a badge and the rank of lieutenant.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2026

Wearing white cowboy hats and sunburns, they were there to scout sites for future artwork, which they would go on to build, blast out and assemble on an epic scale over the next decade.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 15, 2026

"I think first aid was my first scout badge, and it's been very useful," he said.

From BBC • Mar. 7, 2026

Lakers owner Jerry Buss fired Westhead and chose West, the team’s former coach who was working as a scout, to replace him.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 22, 2026

“Ben, I will need your Second Sons to scout our enemies. Where they are, how fast they are advancing, how many men they have, and how they are disposed.”

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin