scrabble
Example Sentences
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“It was louder and closer; it was no longer a single belligerent hum glinting with accents of brass; it had diversified into a rolling scrabble of anger, holiday high spirits and sports crowd roar.”
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 8, 2024
One visitor quipped "someone's been playing scrabble by the look of it".
From BBC • Jan. 17, 2024
“Imagine you have scrabble tiles that spell out ‘Powerball.’
From Seattle Times • Jul. 19, 2023
Like my parents and many others I knew in the South Bronx, they scrabble to hang on and perhaps wonder if anyone sees or hears their distress.
From Salon • Jul. 9, 2023
With my heart hammering wildly in my chest, I scoop up the other Edith’s box and scrabble down the ladder.
From "I Can Make This Promise" by Christine Day
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