How to Use scramble in a Sentence

scramble

1 of 2 verb

• He scrambled up the ramp.
• Both players scrambled for the ball.
• We scrambled over the boulders and kept climbing up the mountain.
• It started to rain, and we all scrambled for cover.
• I'll scramble some eggs for breakfast.
• News of the factory closing found workers scrambling to find jobs.
• Teams that miss out will scramble for the likes of Keenum.
  — Andrew Beaton, WSJ, 9 Mar. 2018
• In a small bowl, mix the golden egg with a few drops of milk and whisk to scramble.
  — Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 2 Aug. 2021
• That forced the banks to scramble for other sources of funding.
  — The Economist, 20 June 2020
• Two fat cats scrambled on the rocks around me like mountain goats.
  — Ailsa Ross, Longreads, 9 Aug. 2019
• The woman scrambles for a gun and kills him, then runs off into the trees.
  — Sandra Upson, WIRED, 7 May 2018
• The pound and gilt yields fell at the same time, which caused pension funds to scramble for cash.
  — Quartz, 1 Nov. 2022
• Since then, lawyers and judges around the state have been scrambling to figure out the next steps.
  — Samantha Melamed, Philly.com, 5 Feb. 2018
• The bear roars and goes straight for the rider, who scrambles to get away from the charging bear.
  — Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 3 Apr. 2023
• Guests scrambled to stack chairs to brace the doors, and windows buckled and creaked.
  — Grace Garces Bordallo and Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, Anchorage Daily News, 25 May 2023
• His plan was to scramble away and keep the fourth-quarter clock moving.
  — Nick Alvarez | [e-mail], al, 1 Dec. 2022
• The crew scrambled out of their bunks, expecting to see a rock or rogue wave.
  — WIRED, 15 June 2023
• Now the hard-scrabble area is scrambling to save what’s left of their trees.
  — Aubrey Nagle, Philly.com, 14 June 2018
• Still, the district was able to scramble to reopen schools.
  — John Wisely, Detroit Free Press, 24 Feb. 2021
• Soon eight baby turtles are scrambling around on the sand.
  — Nina Burleigh, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Jan. 2024
• Gauff had scrambled to extend the point to thirteen shots.
  — Gerald Marzorati, The New Yorker, 10 Sep. 2023
• Engineers were forced to scramble to come up with a fix.
  — Amina Khan Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2021
• Her brakes gave out on the drive home, forcing her to scramble to borrow a car.
  — Peter Slevin, The New Yorker, 25 Mar. 2022
• The new design was a hit in Reno, where workers scrambled to buy the trousers.
  — Teresa Nowakowski, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 May 2023
• While a bunch of other teams scramble to find their next guy, the Browns have theirs.
  — Dan Labbe, cleveland, 29 Mar. 2021
• Yet McCord bounced back on the next play to scramble for a first dow.
  — Nathan Baird, cleveland, 17 Apr. 2021
• Add some caviar powder to scrambled eggs for a decadent brunch dish.
  — Jonah Flicker, Town & Country, 25 July 2017
• Now Flannery is scrambling to move from stealth to charm mode.
  — Shawn Hubler, New York Times, 29 Aug. 2023
• Excess eggs can be saved to scramble for breakfast the next morning.
  — New York Times, 8 Mar. 2021
• Lucky not to be scrambling to feed my kids without free school lunches.
  — Stephanie Morgan, Glamour, 6 Mar. 2020

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scramble

2 of 2 noun

• There was a mad scramble to fill vacant positions at the school.
• The trail to the top is short, but quite rugged and more of a scramble.
  — Peter Marteka, courant.com, 19 July 2019
• The scramble with something on the line should be good.
  — Randy Sachs, star-telegram, 9 Feb. 2018
• Ovechkin was left alone in front of the net during the scramble.
  — Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 7 May 2022
• That was going to be a fight and a scramble in the house with a gun safe.
  — Aaron Couch, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Jan. 2022
• His shot was off the mark and the Cougars got the rebound off a scramble.
  — Steve Kroner, San Francisco Chronicle, 5 Feb. 2022
• The very peak of Bayview Park is up a bit of a scramble.
  — Peter Hartlaub, San Francisco Chronicle, 13 Mar. 2021
• There was a scramble on the floor, and players were going for the ball.
  — Mike Hutton, Post-Tribune, 10 Mar. 2018
• The faces around her were brown like hers, but their words were a scramble of sound.
  — USA Today, 22 Aug. 2019
• In the boys relay, Jager opened with the sixth-fastest scramble leg.
  — Beth Bragg, Anchorage Daily News, 4 Feb. 2018
• Una ran off to join the others in their upward scramble.
  — Jenny McPhee, The New York Review of Books, 2 May 2020
• There were a few thrilling late-game scrambles by teams hoping to make the next round.
  — Jeff Greer, The Courier-Journal, 29 June 2018
• The scramble for some kind of work, some kind of income, was full-on.
  — New York Times, 7 July 2021
• The Gustloff was soon the scene of a mad scramble for survival.
  — Francine Uenuma, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Jan. 2020
• Mayfield suffered a hip injury on a scramble in the first half but stayed in the game.
  — Scott Patsko, cleveland, 13 Oct. 2019
• Manziel also scored on a scramble to his left as dove into the end zone.
  — Michael Middlehurst-Schwartz, USA TODAY, 12 Apr. 2018
• That is expected to set off a scramble among Democrats to fill the open seat.
  — Todd Spangler, Detroit Free Press, 5 Jan. 2022
• The scramble to seize the clerk’s job is a departure from past elections.
  — Ian Duncan, baltimoresun.com, 15 June 2018
• That has forced a scramble to line up investments to stay afloat.
  — Morgan Hines, USA TODAY, 14 May 2020
• It might get knocked down by a defender or slide down in a scramble for a loose ball.
  — Jim Paulsen, Star Tribune, 15 Feb. 2021
• The meat is cut open from its casing and fried in a pan, then cooked into a scramble with eggs.
  — Marco Torres, Chron, 9 June 2022
• The second missed free throw bounced out of bounds after a scramble, setting up the shot.
  — Mike Hutton, Post-Tribune, 17 Mar. 2018
• Amid the scramble, no one is thinking about what happens next.
  — Stephanie Nolen, New York Times, 11 Dec. 2021
• The new shelter plan is setting off a chaotic scramble in parts of the school system.
  — Liset Cruz, New York Times, 27 Dec. 2023
• Kids will enjoy the stock and horse shows, and can even enter the calf-catching scramble.
  — Meredith Carey, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 Mar. 2018
• In either case, there clearly was a scramble to hush the matter up.
  — Charles P. Pierce, Esquire, 13 Nov. 2017
• First, there was the scramble to find her father a bed in intensive care.
  — New York Times, 1 May 2021
• Kids also can take part in mutton bustin’ and calf scramble events.
  — Laura Latzko, The Arizona Republic, 29 Aug. 2022
• Medvedev began winning more of the marathon rallies and cat-and-mouse scrambles for drop shots around the net.
  — Gerald Marzorati, The New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2019
• Cézanne’s family wealth freed him from the art-world scramble.
  — Rachel Aviv, The New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2011

Last Updated: 27 Apr 2024