Example Sentences

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Scrambling to hire staff, buy parts, build facilities and produce an actual car took their investment well over a billion.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 7, 2026

Scrambling to respond, the government has deployed troops to provide logistical help for trapping and hunting the animals.

From Barron's • Dec. 24, 2025

"Scrambling in relegation for the two years we were in the Premier League obviously wasn't nice. It wasn't enjoyable, but now we have given the fans something to cheer about."

From BBC • Mar. 18, 2025

Scrambling to replace their health insurance and find new work, some fired federal workers are running into the unexpected unpleasantry of relatives cheering their job loss.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2025

Scrambling, I knock into a tower of old paint cans stacked behind the shed.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam