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
  • The most interesting part about this week two lineup is seeing how the songs shuffled around a bit.
    Katie Atkinson, Billboard, 21 Oct. 2025
  • The doctor grunted, shuffled off.
    Sam Lipsyte, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Horne first entered the ring in 1991 and later wrestled for WWE from 1993 until 1996, briefly winning the promotion’s tag team championship in March 1994 alongside the wrestler Mabel.
    Sean Neumann, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2025
  • She was wrestled away from him as her crying children were held back by other agents.
    Emma Tucker, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • At Stella McCartney, a pair of slouchy patent leather square-toe boots stomped down the catwalk.
    Kelsey Stewart, Footwear News, 24 Oct. 2025
  • When Empower Field hosted the CONCACAF Nations League final between the United States and Mexico in 2021, the building stomped and shook like a Saturday at College Station, Texas, or Madison, Wis.
    Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 15 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The event was the latest public honoring of North Korean troops who fought in Russia to repel an incursion by Ukrainian forces.
    Reuters, NBC news, 24 Oct. 2025
  • In his remarks, Sures saluted his late father, who fought in Israel’s War of Independence in 1948.
    Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • But even on a night where Minnesota’s Anthony Edwards scored 31, no one was better than Dončić, who only stumbled when the Lakers tried to get him to 50 points.
    Dan Woike, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Abdi stumbled, and only kept himself upright by leaning with both hands on his cane.
    David Wingrave, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025

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“Scuffled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scuffled. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.

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