scoop up
phrasal verb
scooped up; scooping up; scoops up
informal
: to take or buy (something) in a quick and eager way
Customers scooped up the free samples.
Examples of scoop up in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
The hybrid device has earned hundreds of perfect ratings from Amazon reviewers, and more than 1,000 units have been scooped up by shoppers this past month.
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Toni Sutton, Peoplemag, 25 May 2024
The company said the site was overwhelmed by both fans and attacks from bots, which were posing as consumers to scoop up tickets and sell them on secondary sites.
—Alanna Durkin Richer and Wyatte Grantham-Philips, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 May 2024
The crispy tower begs to be broken apart with your fingers, the rich ragù and aerated béchamel scooped up, nacho-like, from the plate.
—Laura May Todd Enea Arienti, New York Times, 17 May 2024
Sharks fans will likely scoop up more tickets following the release of the 2024-25 schedule and after the NHL Draft, which takes place June 28-29 inside the Las Vegas Sphere.
—Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 15 May 2024
Police scooped up the woozy 11-year-old and laid her on the trunk of the police car until an ambulance arrived.
—Marisa Kwiatkowski, USA TODAY, 14 May 2024
The abundance of homes, in turn, drove buyers to scoop up a property -- or multiple properties -- as appreciating assets rather than places to live.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 11 May 2024
Denver guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope quickly scooped up the pack and tossed it off the floor as everyone else entered a state of confusion.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 7 May 2024
Just last night, the company scooped up a Ben Mezrich book proposal centered on the Carlsen-Niemann chess scandal and which has Nathan Fielder attached to direct.
—Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 May 2024
Toni Sutton, Peoplemag, 25 May 2024
The company said the site was overwhelmed by both fans and attacks from bots, which were posing as consumers to scoop up tickets and sell them on secondary sites.
—Alanna Durkin Richer and Wyatte Grantham-Philips, The Christian Science Monitor, 24 May 2024
The crispy tower begs to be broken apart with your fingers, the rich ragù and aerated béchamel scooped up, nacho-like, from the plate.
—Laura May Todd Enea Arienti, New York Times, 17 May 2024
Sharks fans will likely scoop up more tickets following the release of the 2024-25 schedule and after the NHL Draft, which takes place June 28-29 inside the Las Vegas Sphere.
—Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 15 May 2024
Police scooped up the woozy 11-year-old and laid her on the trunk of the police car until an ambulance arrived.
—Marisa Kwiatkowski, USA TODAY, 14 May 2024
The abundance of homes, in turn, drove buyers to scoop up a property -- or multiple properties -- as appreciating assets rather than places to live.
—Max Zahn, ABC News, 11 May 2024
Denver guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope quickly scooped up the pack and tossed it off the floor as everyone else entered a state of confusion.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 7 May 2024
Just last night, the company scooped up a Ben Mezrich book proposal centered on the Carlsen-Niemann chess scandal and which has Nathan Fielder attached to direct.
—Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 May 2024
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“Scoop up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scoop%20up. Accessed 1 Jun. 2024.
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