scurried

Example Sentences

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Other local residents scurried to take cover in basements.

From Barron's • Mar. 16, 2026

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

From Science Daily • Jan. 11, 2026

When the race began at 4, two hours before sunrise, we scurried off into the woods in tight single file.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 30, 2025

Several of the party’s candidates scurried around the Anaheim convention center, trying to curry favor with the state’s most liberal activists while also drawing contrasts with their rivals.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2025

My classmates returned from the cafeteria, then scurried off to the cloakroom and the bathrooms and returned.

From "The World According to Humphrey" by Betty G. Birney