Sentence examples for scramble after from inspiring English sources

The phrase "scramble after" can be used in written English.
It means to struggle or move quickly in pursuit of something or someone. Example: The children were scrambling after the ice cream truck, hoping to catch it before it turned the corner.

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Page A7 RESCUERS SCRAMBLE AFTER QUAKE The death toll rose to 235 in Italy after a devastating earthquake hit L'Aquila.

Now Atlanta is watching the Mets scramble after Glavine.

The scramble after the contests in Iowa and New Hampshire will be intense.

A key play was Rutherford's 16-yard scramble after he eluded Vilma's blitzing tackle attempt.

But that certainty has given way to a last-minute scramble after nearly a year of talks.

It's amusing watching Republicans scramble after decades of bleeding the working class on taxes, wages, benefits and outsourcing.

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Some condemned this ambition as a grubby scrambling after money.

Pebbles fall as Alberich scrambles after them up a riverbank.

Nadal hustled and scrambled after every ball and made Djokovic earn every single point.

When they got to their apartment, Mike ran up the stairs with Bob scrambling after him.

All afternoon, she rained in shot after shot, as my father and I scrambled after her.

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