scurried

Example Sentences

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With Game 3 of the World Series underway at Dodger Stadium last October, a few folks scurried across a pedestrian bridge with LED lights and blue glow sticks.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

Trilobites scurried across the seafloor among dense clusters of shelled mollusks.

From Science Daily • Jan. 11, 2026

After half an hour, Ireland struck again as Ulster flanker Nick Timoney shrugged off a tackle and scurried through for the second try.

From Barron's • Nov. 8, 2025

One person scurried away covering her nose, while another confronted Anthony more directly: “How can you handle smelling like that?”

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 8, 2025

Fig scurried to the other side of the room and plopped onto the fold-and-put-away pile.

From "Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence" by Sonja Thomas