Sentence examples for scooped from inspiring English sources

The academy dismissed claims that its announcement had been scooped by the Aint-It-Cool-News website which ran an early list of supposed nominees.

British delight at having scooped the Americans was matched by the NSA's desire to get its hands on the project; an internal US guide to using the system, which became fully functional in 2011, described it as "an exciting opportunity to get direct access to enormous amounts of GCHQ's special source data".

Research suggests companies with financial links to the Tories scooped up £1.5bn of NHS contracts between 2012 and 2014.

It scooped the crowning Palme d'Or award when it premiered at this year's Cannes.

During the MTV Europe Music awards in 2006, the rapper lost it after Justice v Simian's We Are Your Friends scooped best video instead of his own Touch the Sky.

From a standstill, Lennon scooped the ball over the defence and it droppped beautifully for Adebayor on the edge of the six-yard box, only for him to volley it wide with only the goalkeeper to beat.

Vaughan will be making his first Test appearance since he scooped the man of the match award after making a half century against the West Indies.

Meanwhile Danny Boyle's London 2012 Olympic Games opening ceremony scooped the title of outstanding art direction for variety programming.

He almost did it 15 years ago, but was scooped up by Hollywood to appear in Primary Colors.

Yet when it comes to flotations, I am still waiting for the BBC report that notes how much the bankers scooped alongside the founders.

The sea salt snow is scooped into the other lime.