Example Sentences

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The Giants, who have been scuffling for three weeks, dominated the Padres in taking the final two of the four-game series.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 10, 2022

While the S&P 500 is still within a few percent of its July 12 record high, the smaller stocks in the Russell 2000 have been scuffling since hitting a peak in March.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 22, 2021

"We know that these guys have been scuffling as of late and we wanted to come out and we wanted to bury them," A's catcher Derek Norris said.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 3, 2013

For all he knew, the white woman might have been scuffling in there with an evil spirit, which had of course killed her.

From Victory An Island Tale by Conrad, Joseph

She moved a little away toward the fire again and showed the arctics on the floor where she must have been scuffling them off under her skirts.

From The Quality of Mercy by Howells, William Dean