scrounged; scrounging
: to search about and turn up something needed from whatever source is available
also
: to actively seek money, work, or sustenance from any available source
scrounger
noun
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Examples of scrounge in a Sentence
I managed to scrounge enough money for a bus ticket.
He's always scrounging off his friends instead of paying for things himself.
We scrounged around for firewood.
We managed to scrounge some firewood.
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Long story short: Bob finds kids risking their lives to scrounge through the dumpsters outside Post, eating the pastry and the fruit filling, mixed together, and realizes that Post is working on a new product — based on his research.
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Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 2 May 2024
Families in America should never have to scrounge for baby formula.
—Martha Gershun and Rosa Delauro, STAT, 2 May 2024
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Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 2 May 2024
Families in America should never have to scrounge for baby formula.
—Martha Gershun and Rosa Delauro, STAT, 2 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for scrounge
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“Scrounge.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scrounge. Accessed 1 Jun. 2024.
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scrounge
verb
scrounged; scrounging
1
: to collect by or as if by rummaging
scrounge around for firewood
2
: to get by coaxing or persuading
scrounge a dollar from a friend
scrounger
noun
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