Example Sentences

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Scooting on my butt, I made it to the counter.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 30, 2024

Scooting the parking enforcement officers around a few months later trimmed SPD’s numbers.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 6, 2022

Given the dogs I’ve owned, it’d be more descriptive to have the Scooting Group, the Humping Group and the Flatulent Group.

From Washington Post • Dec. 13, 2020

Scooting around town after hours was made easier by headlamps that swivel with the turn of the steering wheel, illuminating corners as they approach.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2016

Scooting on the seat of his pants, Roy made his way toward a paper-thin stripe of light that he assumed was shining through a crack beneath the door.

From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen