Example Sentences

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By early 2025, GM executives were scrambling to get a read on the U.S. market.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

The pair explained to Witkoff that, after a succession of criminal and civil actions against their father and his companies, they were scrambling to find banks that would accept them as clients.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 8, 2026

Workers were scrambling to repair energy infrastructure hit in the attack, he said, which forced emergency power cuts across several regions in frigid winter weather.

From Barron's • Dec. 23, 2025

During the worst months of fire displacement, when families were scrambling for community and services, Altadena Girls produced a handful of upbeat gatherings and donation drives.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 11, 2025

Farther up the hill, the gorgons were scrambling over the roof of the apartment complex.

From "The Son of Neptune" by Rick Riordan