scamper

On one hand, it’s nice to see young Brian scamper up to his bedroom to crack open an encyclopedia or hear a herd of theropods stampede on the roof of an all-metal car.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 12, 2026

A smart kick from Smith switched play to Tom Roebuck, and the Sale wing showed deft footwork to scamper in on the stroke of half-time.

From BBC ● Mar. 7, 2026

Orchards, wildernesses and bowers abound in her fiction, where her heroines contemplate curated views or scamper across fields and over stiles.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 2025

Her range of passing put the ever-impressive Meg Jones into a hole, before another lovely wide ball gave Abby Dow space to scamper in for her 50th England try.

From BBC ● Sep. 14, 2025

Hermit crabs like frantic children scamper on the bottom sand.

From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck

A dog called Colin scampers across the earthquake's wreckage in Morocco's remote mountain village of Douzrou.

From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2023

Former Stanford rusher Austin Jones had two touchdown scampers, ex-Oregon tailback Travis Dye thrived at pass protection and freshman Raleek Brown showed off his athleticism.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 6, 2022

He scampers to the end zone, an unstoppable force meeting no immovable object, and the Orange student section is set ablaze with chants.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 8, 2022

Making no secret of where its sympathies lie, “Queenpins” scampers toward its ludicrous conclusion with less concern for logic than for ensuring that everyone gets what he or she wants.

From New York Times ● Sep. 9, 2021

He scampers off, his feet smacking the concrete until they’re barely a thump.

From "The Manifestor Prophecy" by Angie Thomas

Exhausted riders scampered down to the rocky beach and plunged into the Mediterranean.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 10, 2026

Scrum-half Nolann Le Garrec, playing at his boyhood club, scampered over for a hugely popular score before Antoine Hastoy wormed over at the end of another sweeping move that England could never pin down.

From BBC ● Jun. 19, 2026

Mikal Bridges scampered back for a leaning, desperate three that swished straight through.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 20, 2026

They scampered around the office looming above the Outdoor stage, while delighted fans on the ground watched them flail behind glass.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 12, 2026

I’d been worried the Amagqirha would lag behind, but I had to sprint to keep up as she scampered ahead, lifting her skirts so they wouldn’t drag.

From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia

The sport isn’t the same without Carlos Alcaraz, its sunny, electric, endlessly scampering 23-year-old acrobat from Spain.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 6, 2026

James Lankford, of Oklahoma, quickly confirmed that he hasn’t gotten a pair from the president before scampering up a set of stairs labeled “Senators Only.”

From Slate ● Jun. 5, 2026

The city was quiet, but scampering down Esk Street in the torrential rain of early evening a racket could be heard in the distance.

From BBC ● May 17, 2026

Then, he satirizes conservatives’ discomfort with his Blackness by sitting silently as Martin Short, playing a nervous young Republican delivering a hackneyed diatribe, shudders in his presence before scampering offstage to fall apart.

From Salon ● Feb. 22, 2026

Tater and Scruffy came scampering into the room.

From "Dog Squad" by Chris Grabenstein