Example Sentences

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The robots, he says, will scurry in the cool shade beneath a wide diversity of plants, pulling weeds, planting cover crops, diagnosing plant infections, and gathering data to help farmers optimize their farms.

From Salon • May 7, 2022

That’s because he’s still counting on a third tactic that he hopes will cause Putin such pain that the Russian president will scurry home with his troops right behind him — economic sanctions.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 25, 2022

He will scurry around the court creating shots that few can see coming, then bomb an ace or pound a flat backhand down the line.

From New York Times • Sep. 12, 2021

Mr. Trump made the decision to meet Mr. Kim on his own after consulting others, officials said, but now aides will scurry to complete the necessary legwork.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2018

And then, don’t look now but a four-inch-long cockroach or something will scurry across the path in front of you.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver