Example Sentences

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Analysts are scrounging for any signal about the economy’s trajectory this month because the government shutdown has turned off the spigot of official government data.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 10, 2025

Some have erected makeshift tents and cook on little charcoal stoves, others are scrounging for food as their money runs out.

From Reuters • Aug. 24, 2023

Many owners of dams and other passage barriers want to do the right thing but are scrounging for the money to do it.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 20, 2020

Some hospitals are so desperate for protective masks that they are scrounging them from auto-body shops and nail salons, according to a report by the Inspector General of the Department of Health and Human Services.

From Washington Post • Apr. 6, 2020

With so many vying for the same supplies, some on the front lines are scrounging for gear one piece at a time.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2020