Example Sentences

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In the end he was rescued by Weld, who leaned over to identify the name Johnson was scrabbling for – Vicente Fox – and put Johnson out of his misery.

From The Guardian • Sep. 28, 2016

At the time, the Royal Bank of Scotland was scrabbling back from the brink of collapse, while its former chairman, Fred Goodwin, was under attack for netting a £700,000 pension.

From The Guardian • Jul. 27, 2010

By Monday morning the farm bloc was scrabbling around for a compromise.

From Time Magazine Archive

I was scrabbling around, trying to pick up some beads I’d spilled, when I heard a girl’s voice behind me.

From "The Bridge Home" by Padma Venkatraman

The woman who’d been knocked down was scrabbling on her knees after her food.

From "A Dance with Dragons" by George R. R. Martin