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

United's goalkeeping scout Tony Coton pushed for Lammens' signing - against the wishes of Ruben Amorim, who had wanted to bring in World Cup winner Emi Martinez from Aston Villa.

From BBC • Feb. 26, 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

During the Civil War she became a scout, a spy, a nurse for the Union forces.

From "Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad" by Ann Petry