Examples of scud in a Sentence

Verb Clouds scudded across the sky. Noun a cold scud sent leaves skittering down from the trees

Recent Examples on the Web: Verb The ship’s days could be relatively routine for long stretches, but extreme vigilance was required while watching the distant horizon where the sky met the sea under the low, gray, scudding clouds. — James G. Stavridis, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2020 The movement of cloud silhouettes scudding across the floor of a distant valley tracks the cumulus shapes racing across the dome of sky. — Guy Trebay, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Oct. 2018 Just as the lights went down for the second performance, dark clouds scudded across the moon that shone on the theater. — Terry Teachout, WSJ, 27 July 2018 Galvis scudded his throw in front of first baseman Eric Hosmer, who could not catch it. — Andy Mccullough, latimes.com, 12 July 2018 The military crackdown has continued unabated since then, black smoke scudding across the skyline visible in southern Bangladesh even this past week. — Annie Gowen, chicagotribune.com, 17 Sep. 2017 The military crackdown has continued unabated since then, black smoke scudding across the skyline visible in southern Bangladesh even this past week. — Annie Gowen, chicagotribune.com, 17 Sep. 2017 The military crackdown has continued unabated since then, black smoke scudding across the skyline visible in southern Bangladesh even this past week. — Annie Gowen, chicagotribune.com, 17 Sep. 2017 The military crackdown has continued unabated since then, black smoke scudding across the skyline visible in southern Bangladesh even this past week. — Annie Gowen, chicagotribune.com, 17 Sep. 2017 Recent Examples on the Web: Noun The pilot with the plane low on gas followed me right through the hole over Shastina, ducked under the scud and landed two miles away, at Weed Airport. — Tom Stienstra, San Francisco Chronicle, 30 June 2020 The riverbottom is home to huge numbers of scuds and larvae from midges, caddis, stones, and mayflies. — John B. Snow, Outdoor Life, 28 Apr. 2020 As water temperatures plunge and ice covers the surface, the bluegill buffet shifts to bloodworms, freshwater shrimp and scuds, and even tiny zooplankton. — Outdoor Life, 27 Jan. 2020 Before Madison Bumgarner’s legendary five-inning save in Game 7 of the 2014 World Series at Kansas City, Bochy called on Affeldt to get five crucial outs, knowing that a scud could cost the Giants a championship. — Henry Schulman, SFChronicle.com, 29 Sep. 2019 The latter was identified by Corriere as a scud — a white miniature pond resident that resembled a shrimp. — Sue Ellen Ross, Post-Tribune, 13 July 2018 Near the dam, drifting brown and gray scuds has been productive as well as white jigs. — Tyler Mahoney, kansascity, 21 Mar. 2018 Fly fishing has been good using scuds, egg flies and shad flies under an indicator. — Tyler Mahoney Special To The Star, kansascity, 23 May 2018 Decent numbers have been caught on gray scuds under a float, but stripping a sculpin pine squirrel in the Narrows area was the best. — Tyler Mahoney Special To The Star, kansascity, 28 Mar. 2018 See More

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