scuttle
will scuttle
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future tenseof scuttle.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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The group of Chagossians and Holloway hope their encampment will scuttle the agreement once and for all before the British Parliament rubber stamps it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 19, 2026
They dismiss the hospitality industry’s dire warnings, including the notion that increased wages will scuttle the development of new hotels.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2025
Now two of the biggest names from one of those conferences will go to one of those other conferences, which will scuttle an alliance built upon a word used last August: “trust.”
From Washington Post ● Jun. 30, 2022
The announcement will scuttle the plans of some New Zealanders and Australians who had hoped to be reunited for Christmas.
From The Guardian ● Nov. 22, 2021
The Bundimun at rest resembles a patch of greenish fungus with eyes, though when alarmed it will scuttle away on its numerous spindly legs.
From "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" by J.K. Rowling
