scurry

Life moves pretty fast when your heart beats 1,200 times a minute, and the plot of “The Shrew Detective” moves briskly as Minerva and Tenacity scurry between clues.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 12, 2026

Once one side has been effectively tagged with responsibility, they’ll scurry for a way out.

From Slate ● Oct. 1, 2025

The home side were the happier to scurry to the dressing room.

From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2025

They also tended to stay closer to their hiding places and were more likely to scurry away when approached.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 25, 2025

We’d scurry around the porch going through our duties, until at last Dad was satisfied his new crew was ready for the high seas.

From "Cheaper by the Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey

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

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

When the pedestrian signal flashes a red hand, the squad bursts into laughter and scurries to the sidewalk.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2023

Instead, she’s poised and sure-footed, musing about the possibility of romance as Getz’s saxophone scurries and spirals around her.

From New York Times ● Jun. 6, 2023

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

But it’s not the first time someone has scurried from a log-flume-style attraction at a theme park.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2026

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

Six Flags shares were shooting up on the news of Jana’s involvement, and the two men excitedly scurried away to talk.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 25, 2025

He trailed off, then scurried up the stairs two at a time.

From "The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street" by Karina Yan Glaser

Slowly rolling through this scene, we spotted two critters scurrying along the roadside — fist-size creatures hopping on their back legs.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 10, 2026

Many state price caps sent insurers scurrying away, especially in coastal and flood prone areas.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 15, 2026

With Bielle-Biarrey having sent Ireland nervously scurrying back towards their line, Charles Ollivon knocked the ball on and let the men in green off the hook.

From BBC ● Feb. 6, 2026

Sinner raced into a 4-1 lead in the first set as he sent Shelton, who is a year younger at 23, scurrying to all corners of the court.

From Barron's ● Jan. 28, 2026

When Boomer and I slip under the barbed wire a few minutes later, it’s to find squirrels scurrying back and forth, gathering up the acorns that have fallen everywhere.

From "How to Disappear Completely" by Ali Standish