Example Sentences

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Of late, investors scrounging for stocks have preferred junk —smaller companies with poor fundamentals and exorbitant valuations—over quality companies with healthy sales and earnings growth, solid balance sheets, and more attractive prices.

From Barron's • Oct. 23, 2025

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

At times, she has resorted to scrounging up used parts or using screws from the hardware store to repair it.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 21, 2024

Friends, my family included, have been scrounging for fans, dehumidifiers, and sump pumps to lend to friends affected by the flood.

From Slate • Aug. 9, 2024

“If I ever retire from scrounging, it will be on a Friday.”

From "The Cricket in Times Square" by George Selden