scuffled

past tense of scuffle

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of scuffled The offense has scuffled, but the defense has been fantastic. Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 21 Sep. 2025 In Montpellier, in the southwest, police scuffled with protesters who had set up a barricade to block traffic at a roundabout. Stephane Mahe, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025 That new-look unit scuffled on Sunday, surrendering four sacks and nine quarterback hits while struggling to clear rushing lanes. Zack Cox, Boston Herald, 7 Sep. 2025 The Red Sox have scuffled of late, losing seven of their last 10 games. Chris Kirschner, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2025 The hottest day of training camp was July 29, which fans will remember as the day Chiefs rookies Josh Simmons and Ashton Gillotte scuffled. Emily Curiel, Kansas City Star, 13 Aug. 2025 The struggling reliever blew a save in Monday’s series-opener and has scuffled since the start of July, forcing Boone to consider alternatives for the closer’s role. Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scuffled
Verb
  • Amid the hangover of the 0-4 start, students shuffled out their dorms, lured by free food and faint promise of school spirit at the Rose Bowl.
    Cameron Teague Robinson, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Restyle Soft Goods Soft goods like accent pillows, throw blankets, and even curtains can be easily shuffled around to refresh your space, Reinhard says.
    Cori Sears, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • At the airport, the driver wrestled our bags to the curb and was gone.
    Ann Patchett, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
  • The Colts went after him in Week 2 like few teams have in Surtain’s career, and Chargers receiver Quentin Johnston wrestled off Surtain to go skidding for a 37-yard gain in Week 3.
    Luca Evans, Denver Post, 26 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • By Dom Luszczyszyn, Sean Gentille and Shayna Goldman Coming into last season, the Washington Capitals had taken major steps to improve a roster that, by plenty of measures, had fluked its way into the postseason and summarily gotten stomped in the first round.
    The Athletic NHL, New York Times, 29 Sep. 2025
  • When the band quickly left before the encore, the elated, yet sweaty, audience clapped their hands and stomped their feet without virtually anyone leaving the building.
    Josh Chesler, AZCentral.com, 28 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Rachel Goldberg-Polin fought to save her son’s life.
    Romina Ruiz-Goiriena, USA Today, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Years after Air Force Combat Controller John Chapman fought to the death to save his fellow soldiers, an intelligence officer strives to prove his valor — leading an investigation that ultimately would secure him the Medal of Honor.
    Justin Kroll, Deadline, 3 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Except, of course, for that old dinosaur that somehow stumbled into a misplaced DeLorean, fired up the flux capacitor, and time travelled from the stone ages straight to the Uli beach.
    Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Determined to keep searching, Hollie eventually stumbled on a TLC episode featuring a boy named Gio, who also had Schwartz-Jampel Syndrome.
    Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025

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“Scuffled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scuffled. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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