How to Use Girl Scout in a Sentence

Girl Scout

noun
  • Across the country, Girl Scout troops have been seeing jumps in cookie prices over the last couple of years.
    Julie Creswell, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2024
  • Books have gone to libraries, church camps, Girl Scout and Boy Scout troops, doctor’s offices, and back-to-school fairs.
    Anne Stein, The Christian Science Monitor, 29 Sep. 2023
  • The group also works closely with Girl Scout troops, helping the girls earn their science badges.
    Joan Morris, The Mercury News, 23 Jan. 2024
  • This gives most buyers at least a full three months to tuck away their copycat Girl Scout recipes and stock up on the real deal.
    Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Jan. 2024
  • Bert has to fight several bad guys who make Ivan Drago look like a Girl Scout.
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 4 June 2023
  • Also new for the Scouts are 24 new Girl Scout badges, focusing on four main areas.
    Roy Kent, Houston Chronicle, 19 Aug. 2020
  • But one co-worker says even getting into Girl Scout camp near her is not an easy feat.
    Melissa Willets, Parents, 25 Mar. 2024
  • The chocolate milk stout tastes like Girl Scout cookies' Thin Mint cookies crushed into a beer.
    Kristine M. Kierzek, Journal Sentinel, 8 Mar. 2024
  • Standing behind the table was one Girl Scout and an adult, and next to them was a shopping cart with boxes of cookies.
    Greg Wehner, Fox News, 20 Feb. 2024
  • In the fall, it was announced that Girl Scout Cookies were not exempt from inflation.
    Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 29 Feb. 2024
  • Online-shopping chaos is taking a bite out of Girl Scout cookie sales.
    Suryatapa Bhattacharya, WSJ, 10 Mar. 2023
  • Girls can be a member of both a traditional Girl Scout troop and the travel troop, Ullner said.
    Ed Wittenberg, cleveland, 11 Aug. 2023
  • Palm oil is in bread, instant noodles, Girl Scout cookies, lipstick, Nutella and ice cream, to name a few.
    Dionne Searcey, New York Times, 9 Mar. 2024
  • This Christmas cookie recipe is a play on your favorite Girl Scout cookie!
    Sheena Chihak, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 Aug. 2021
  • Nevertheless, the red ribbon is proudly pinned to her Cadette Girl Scout vest.
    Diane Bell, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 July 2023
  • That’s helping to boost the price of sweets – from Christmas chocolates to Girl Scout cookies – and many other foods that use sweeteners.
    Laurent Belsie, The Christian Science Monitor, 18 Dec. 2023
  • Whether the nation's appetite for Girl Scout cookies is diminished by the higher costs remains to be seen.
    Kate Gibson, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2023
  • After striking the five people — one Girl Scout who was hit survived the crash — Treu drove his vehicle back to his home rather than staying at the scene.
    Star Tribune, 20 Apr. 2021
  • Elsewhere in the Girl Scout’s woods officials located the skeletons of the two camels first found years earlier.
    Maura Judkis, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2023
  • The video shows a young man approach a Girl Scout cookie stand, reach behind the table and grab the bag containing the girls’ cash earnings for the day, and then run into the parking lot.
    Amy McDaniel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Feb. 2024
  • And now, Girl Scout cookies in big swaths of Southern California.
    Christian Martinez, Los Angeles Times, 28 Feb. 2022
  • And plenty of breweries and beer writers have embraced the intersection of Girl Scout cookies and beer.
    Josh Noel, chicagotribune.com, 23 Mar. 2022
  • The cookies popped up on eBay after selling out on the official Girl Scout website within two months of its release.
    Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 9 Jan. 2024
  • Some of Cindy's happiest memories are of family trips to the great outdoors, where Linda, a Girl Scout and nature lover, fit right in.
    CBS News, 16 Oct. 2021
  • The 2024 Girl Scout cookie season arrived without any new flavors.
    Morgan Haefner, Quartz, 22 Mar. 2024
  • Your 2022 guide to Girl Scout cookies in Arizona Sheet pan dinners are weeknight superstars.
    Robin Miller, The Arizona Republic, 16 Jan. 2022
  • The wildest dessert is a sundae built with Girl Scout cookies, some embedded in the custardy ice cream (Do-si-dos), others put to work as garnishes (Tagalongs).
    Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 22 Mar. 2024
  • While her mother cooks, Logan peddles Girl Scout cookies for her troop, getting help from her cousins and the other young kids in the Desperados.
    Brittanie Shey, Chron, 24 Feb. 2023
  • Point being, if your favorite rappers use it—Girl Scout Cookies are a sure bet for a blow-out concert experience.
    Tribune Content Agency, The Mercury News, 27 Sep. 2024
  • And Girl Scout Cookie flavors are pretty well represented.
    Cheryl V. Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 16 May 2024

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