scurries

Example Sentences

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A few minutes' walk from the Citizens Advice office, Shania is sitting at the edge of a park feeding her newborn baby, while her older child, a toddler, scurries nearby.

From BBC • May 4, 2026

Brittany Hampton is blasting Olivia Dean as she scurries through her apartment, impeccably decorated with art deco furniture sourced from Facebook Marketplace.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 13, 2026

But despite this convincing show, Romy is merely faking it, a detail we learn moments later when she scurries off to the privacy of her office.

From Salon • Dec. 23, 2024

There are no fresh ideas in the French creepy-crawler “Infested,” yet this first feature from Sébastien Vanicek scurries forward with such pep and purpose that its shortcomings are easily forgivable.

From New York Times • Apr. 25, 2024

Walter brings his fist down on the blanket beneath him and Queenie scurries behind the row of trunks that used to hide Camel.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen