Example Sentences

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Workers in orange vests and hard hats scurried around the Catalina 7’s deck during the transfer.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026

He scurried around the Utilita Bowl to find a charger and finished the call with the wire plugged into his car.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

Other local residents scurried to take cover in basements.

From Barron's • Mar. 16, 2026

Trilobites scurried across the seafloor among dense clusters of shelled mollusks.

From Science Daily • Jan. 11, 2026

She saw what was going on and grabbed her cart and daughter and scurried away.

From "Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus" by Dusti Bowling