How to Use scrum in a Sentence

scrum

noun

• I had to fight my way through the scrum of holiday shoppers at the mall.
• Other states then joined the scrum.
  — Dallas Morning News, Twin Cities, 1 May 2026
• But only one of them could play at scrum-half.
  — Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 21 June 2026
• Big hits, net-front scrums and cross-checks abounded.
  — Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
• In the scrum of cars, the man seemed almost close enough to touch.
  — Yaa Gyasi, The Atlantic, 14 Aug. 2020
• Evans even darted into a scrum to block on a run play.
  — Cam Inman, Mercury News, 4 June 2026
• Buescher took a whack at the ball from the middle of a scrum.
  — Matt Le Cren, Naperville Sun, 29 May 2018
• As Woods enters the scrum, fans are close enough to touch him.
  — Brian Costa, WSJ, 13 Aug. 2018
• No questions offered in that one-on-one scrum.
  — Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 3 Feb. 2026
• Two agents threw a protester at the edge of the scrum to the ground.
  — Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2026
• The Ravens tight end emerged from the scrum in hot pursuit of the ball.
  — Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2023
• Those fans were happy to get down in the scrum and fight for their beliefs.
  — Ben Greenman, The New Yorker, 3 Apr. 2017
• Geekie fell quickly to the ice, but a scrum formed between the two teams.
  — Aaron Portzline, The Athletic, 18 Dec. 2024
• Things haven’t gone the way of the town or county in the legal scrum so far.
  — John Aguilar, Denver Post, 13 Apr. 2026
• Belichick moved nowhere without a scrum.
  — Paige Williams, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2025
• The lore of the scrums of past years begets ever-more intense free-for-alls.
  — Craig Giammona, Bloomberg.com, 23 Feb. 2018
• Prince William is in France — and ready to watch a few scrums with his son!
  — Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 14 Oct. 2023
• The Bulldogs got the ball back after a scrum for a loose ball.
  — Mike Hutton, Post-Tribune, 16 Dec. 2017
• The cop and the cash Near the top of the deadly scrum, a few fought their way out.
  — Dan Morrison, USA TODAY, 24 Oct. 2024
• The protesters at the front of the scrum are losing their minds.
  — Laura Jedeed, The New Republic, 4 Apr. 2023
• After a brief scrum in front of the net, Gathright stuck it in.
  — Matt Szabo, latimes.com, 31 Jan. 2018
• In the middle of the scrum, an agent secured a handgun.
  — National Correspondent, Los Angeles Times, 28 Jan. 2026
• As soon as the horse broke there was an immediate scrum of equine flesh.
  — Danny Brewer, Forbes.com, 25 May 2026
• There were no scrums with the Hurricanes.
  — Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 3 Apr. 2026
• Barkov stuffed in his own rebound amid a scrum around the Dallas crease.
  — sun-sentinel.com, 10 Apr. 2021
• Their breakthrough came on a scrum in front of goal following a throw-in.
  — Colin Murphy, Baltimore Sun, 14 Sep. 2022
• Then came a scrum for a loose ball under the basket with the clock winding down.
  — Chris Solari, Detroit Free Press, 10 Nov. 2019
• For the day was as hot as any other, the sweaty scrum was atwitter, and the well had run dry.
  — Allison Robicelli, Washington Post, 21 June 2023
• Now, Barkov was hit in a manner that started an end-of-game scrum.
  — Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 12 May 2025
• Dave Roberts emerged from the scrum and urged the crowd to raise the decibel level.
  — Times Staff Reports, latimes.com, 24 Oct. 2017