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.
• Food banks may be scrambling to do that.
  — Nushrat Rahman, Freep.com, 23 Oct. 2025
• Great catch, great throw, scrambling.
  — Jim Alexander, Oc Register, 22 Sep. 2025
• Snider had to scramble to put on his race suit and get in the car.
  — Jim Vertuno, Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2026
• It can be baked, air-fried, grilled, scrambled, or stir-fried.
  — Olivia Tarantino, Martha Stewart, 28 Apr. 2026
• But line dances got danced, liquor got drunk, and the run of show got scrambled.
  — Tad Friend, New Yorker, 23 Feb. 2026
• One guest lost a shoe while scrambling for cover.
  — Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2026
• No more scrambling to jot down every point.
  — Staff, FOXNews.com, 13 Sep. 2025
• People were scrambling just to find a dozen.
  — Scott Horsley, NPR, 13 Mar. 2026
• That means women could be left scrambling for some time.
  — Angelica Peebles, CNBC, 26 June 2026
• Two fat cats scrambled on the rocks around me like mountain goats.
  — Ailsa Ross, Longreads, 9 Aug. 2019
• Our colleagues were part of that scramble.
  — Matt Viser, The Atlantic, 27 Apr. 2026
• Smith is more of a drop-back passer, who can scramble, too.
  — Elliott Teaford, Oc Register, 12 Sep. 2025
• Can’t choose between fried or scrambled eggs?
  — Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 17 Apr. 2026
• Now the hard-scrabble area is scrambling to save what’s left of their trees.
  — Aubrey Nagle, Philly.com, 14 June 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
• They can be made into an omelet, scrambled, boiled, baked, poached, or fried.
  — Jessica Swirble, Verywell Health, 3 July 2026
• There are so many ways to prepare them, from scrambled, poached, baked, or fried.
  — Nellah Bailey McGough, Southern Living, 20 Feb. 2026
• Now Flannery is scrambling to move from stealth to charm mode.
  — Shawn Hubler, New York Times, 29 Aug. 2023
• Since then, lawyers and judges around the state have been scrambling to figure out the next steps.
  — Samantha Melamed, Philly.com, 5 Feb. 2018
• That may force Young to scramble often.
  — Jacob Camenker, USA Today, 21 Sep. 2025
• The pound and gilt yields fell at the same time, which caused pension funds to scramble for cash.
  — Quartz, 1 Nov. 2022
• Authors scrambled to check to see if their works were in the databases.
  — Literary Hub, 30 Mar. 2026
• Lucky not to be scrambling to feed my kids without free school lunches.
  — Stephanie Morgan, Glamour, 6 Mar. 2020
• Star jasmine can trail as a ground cover or scramble up a chain link fence.
  — Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 8 May 2026

scramble

2 of 2 noun

• There was a mad scramble to fill vacant positions at the school.
• But egg scrambles are a must-have.
  — Ashia Aubourg, Outside, 8 Feb. 2026
• There’s a scramble for top minds in tech.
  — Tim Bajarin, Forbes.com, 25 Aug. 2025
• The trail to the top is short, but quite rugged and more of a scramble.
  — Peter Marteka, courant.com, 19 July 2019
• Maye hit his head hard against the turf on a 6-yard scramble.
  — Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 19 Oct. 2025
• The faces around her were brown like hers, but their words were a scramble of sound.
  — USA Today, 22 Aug. 2019
• Make a tofu scramble in place of eggs.
  — Maxine Lipner, Verywell Health, 7 June 2026
• Ovechkin was left alone in front of the net during the scramble.
  — Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 7 May 2022
• But the scramble had already left its mark.
  — Matteo Moschella, NBC news, 21 Sep. 2025
• In a mad scramble in the front, the puck was sitting in the crease.
  — Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 28 Feb. 2026
• Clean numbers are a habit, not a last-minute scramble.
  — Lien De Pau, Forbes.com, 26 June 2026
• Deals fall through all the time because of this last-minute scramble.
  — Lien De Pau, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
• 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
• The scramble for some kind of work, some kind of income, was full-on.
  — New York Times, 7 July 2021
• There were a few thrilling late-game scrambles by teams hoping to make the next round.
  — Jeff Greer, The Courier-Journal, 29 June 2018
• Josh Allen finds a huge hole for a 26-yard scramble.
  — Joe Nguyen, Denver Post, 17 Jan. 2026
• As a runner, Maye had one scramble for eight yards.
  — Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 19 Jan. 2026
• Manziel also scored on a scramble to his left as dove into the end zone.
  — Michael Middlehurst-Schwartz, USA TODAY, 12 Apr. 2018
• That has forced a scramble to line up investments to stay afloat.
  — Morgan Hines, USA TODAY, 14 May 2020
• Most of his rushing yards came on two scrambles up the middle.
  — Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 28 Oct. 2025
• There was a scramble on the floor, and players were going for the ball.
  — Mike Hutton, Post-Tribune, 10 Mar. 2018
• Amid the scramble, no one is thinking about what happens next.
  — Stephanie Nolen, New York Times, 11 Dec. 2021
• His shot was off the mark and the Cougars got the rebound off a scramble.
  — Steve Kroner, San Francisco Chronicle, 5 Feb. 2022
• In the boys relay, Jager opened with the sixth-fastest scramble leg.
  — Beth Bragg, Anchorage Daily News, 4 Feb. 2018
• Having a plan B ahead of time can spare you a last-minute scramble.
  — Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 7 Nov. 2025
• The minute a launch begins to feel like a scramble, the story starts to split.
  — Kate Hardcastle, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
• Yet the movie that emerged from that scramble still feels startlingly alive.
  — Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 28 May 2026
• Networking should be a habit, not a last-minute scramble.
  — Jill Schulman, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
• Shoes, keys and coats in one place prevent morning scrambles.
  — Christine Michel Carter, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
• 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