scarpers

present tense third-person singular of scarper, British

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for scarpers
Verb
  • The new Montezooma coaster train departs from a rethemed station that has been reimagined as an architectural cousin of the Mayan stone temple housing the Jaguar coaster next door.
    Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 6 Aug. 2026
  • New York City Kick off your journey in New York City, where the Empire Service departs from Moynihan Train Hall in the heart of Midtown Manhattan.
    Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 2 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • PostTrak exits were also high last night with 5 stars from general audiences, parents and kids under 12.
    Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 1 Aug. 2026
  • This program, initially announced by the Biden administration, aimed to stabilize premiums and prevent plan exits following the Inflation Reduction Act's Part D redesign.
    Joshua P. Cohen, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The result moves the KARNO platform beyond standalone operation and gives Hyliion a foundation for larger multi-megawatt installations built from standardized modules.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 Aug. 2026
  • The film moves horizontally instead of vertically, and a lot of people get thrown off by that.
    Chris Stanton, Vulture, 3 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Things get increasingly bleak, as the family dog’s heart medicine runs out and Jason has to put him out of his misery, and then — in doomsday prepper mode — carves up the body and puts it in the freezer just in case food gets dire.
    William Earl, Variety, 8 Aug. 2026
  • The group gets a lot of its money from leadership PACs, which are groups established by members of Congress to help support other candidates.
    Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 7 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The Angels’ Leon (Daddy Wags) Wagner goes 3-for-4 with his 28th homer, but is twice thrown out on the bases by a Cleveland outfielder.
    Chuck Murr, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Taking a giant leap of faith into the unknown to see where life goes.
    Chris Arnold, NPR, 1 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • After desecrating the statue, the vandal returns the hammer to his pocket, scales the fence and flees into the night, the footage shows.
    Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Rhaena flees the four-way dragon scrum on foot only to be dragged back by her uncle.
    Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 3 Aug. 2026
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“Scarpers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scarpers. Accessed 8 Aug. 2026.

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