scrolled

Example Sentences

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As they scrolled through social media posts about the governor’s race, they found a cause to unite them.

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2026

In the hours after he was re-elected, councillor Shazad Fazal scrolled through the messages he had been sent on Facebook.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

Elliott checked and scrolled compulsively, bypassing the parental controls, sneaking down to grab his phone from the family charging unit in the kitchen at night.

From Slate • May 12, 2026

Aisha adjusted her beige veil over her circular-shaped headgear as a matchmaker scrolled through rows of dozens of pictures on a computer to find a man she could be interested in as a potential match.

From Barron's • Feb. 13, 2026

I scrolled through the readers’ comments, mostly sympathy for Nicole, anger that the cops weren’t doing enough.

From "Burning Blue" by Paul Griffin