scooted

past tense of scoot

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of scooted In the video, the person is seen getting into a defensive stance and then laughing and kicking at the sea lion, which then turned and scooted away. Ashley MacKin Solomon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 July 2026 The Pulisic-less Americans easily scooted past the Socceroos on Friday, 2-0, to guarantee advancement into the second round of the tournament. Filip Bondy, New York Daily News, 19 June 2026 On Monday afternoon, crowds mostly made up of Argentine fans packed shoulder to shoulder in streetcars and scooted down the road to the FIFA Fan Fest. Kansas City Star, 16 June 2026 Diego Luna, here for special Cannes screenings of his Ashes movie, scooted across the restaurant to embrace Thompson. Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 16 May 2026 All morning extra-sized barges loaded up passengers from the Giardini, scooted around the Arsenale, past the famous glass-blowing island of Murano, and then approached the Island of San Giacomo—a tiny speck on a map, but quite formidable in person. Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 8 May 2026 Owen Caissie then walked, Ruiz stole third and scooted home on a throwing error by catcher Samuel Basallo. Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 6 May 2026 Labuschagne bounced the kick in front of Santa Margarita’s near post before the ball scooted to the back corner of the net. Dan Albano, Oc Register, 8 Mar. 2026 After spending several years on the brink of fiscal insolvency, the San Francisco school district has scooted onto slightly more solid ground, its financial bottom line showing the first real signs of progress since 2021. Jill Tucker, San Francisco Chronicle, 5 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scooted
Verb
  • Vaquer took out Rodriguez and Perez in the process before the trio scurried away.
    Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 4 Aug. 2026
  • While on camera in Los Angeles' Sherman Oaks neighborhood during a live broadcast, a cockroach scurried across Menitoff's blouse and chest before flying away.
    Melina Khan, USA Today, 31 July 2026
Verb
  • Ohtani trotted home on his bad knee – which will prevent him from pitching indefinitely but not hitting – when Freddie Freeman dumped a two-out, two-strike RBI single into center field.
    Bill Plunkett, Oc Register, 20 July 2026
  • Joe Biden famously trotted across the road shaking hands and kissing babies during Pittsburgh’s Labor Day parade in 2015.
    Salena Zito, Washington Post, 1 July 2026
Verb
  • The gunman, a man in his 30s and about 5 -foot-6, sped away in a blue Toyota and has not been caught, NYPD officials said.
    Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 3 Aug. 2026
  • The vehicles sped off in the direction of the main road, the van on their trail.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • By then, firefighters had begun to arrive as flames spread across the dry grasslands and the family hurried to evacuate.
    Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Kids in oversize orange fishing aprons hurried to the window where the bird stood at attention.
    Natalie B. Compton The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 2 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • In the 34th minute, Murphy launched a long ball in the path of forward Sammy Smith who raced past multiple defenders and finished it for the 1-0 lead.
    ABC News, ABC News, 2 Aug. 2026
  • In the Var, a fire declared fixed earlier in the week had raced back across the hills within hours on Friday.
    Thomas Adamson, Fortune, 1 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Medics rushed the worker to Bellevue Hospital, where he’s expected to survive.
    Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 7 Aug. 2026
  • As health officials pointed to a Mexican processing plant run by Taylor Farms as the source of a parasite sickening Americans, the giant produce company rushed to defend itself.
    Yahya Abou-Ghazala, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The Iran war drove up gasoline prices and catapulted inflation to a three-year high in May.
    Max Zahn, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Bo Bichette drove in Francisco Lindor, the automatic runner, with a single off right-hander Matt Festa in the top of the 10th.
    Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • This year's primary also could test the growing clout of democratic socialists, who have traveled from across the country to help campaign for Bush.
    ABC News, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026
  • The first week of August, Popliger traveled to Los Angeles to visit two camp friends, one with Gaucher disease and another with nemaline myopathy.
    Rachel Hale, USA Today, 4 Aug. 2026

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“Scooted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scooted. Accessed 8 Aug. 2026.

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