How to Use scuffle in a Sentence

scuffle

verb

• Children scuffled on the playground.
• Small creatures scuffled in the underbrush.
• One good week could change the tenor for a scuffling club.
  — Gabe Lacques, USA TODAY, 6 June 2023
• While the Bucks scuffled toward the end of the third, the Magic made a big push.
  — Matt Velazquez, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 8 Feb. 2020
• The video showed the two began to scuffle near a VIA bus stop and Valdez fell.
  — Elizabeth Zavala, San Antonio Express-News, 18 May 2022
• The father of one of the players and Daly scuffled after the round.
  — Dennis Manoloff, cleveland.com, 4 Apr. 2018
• Facebook Lamothe and Smith scuffled for more than a minute and Lamothe left the bar.
  — Howard Cohen, miamiherald, 6 Feb. 2018
• As the two got up and scuffled after the foul, Leerdam slapped Lovitz on the left side of his head.
  — Mark Moschetti, chicagotribune.com, 1 Apr. 2018
• As quick as Darvish was off the hook for an unfair loss, the Rangers’ bullpen was scuffling again.
  — Stefan Stevenson, star-telegram, 7 June 2017
• The key here is Castellanos, who scuffled badly in the first two months.
  — Anthony Fenech, Detroit Free Press, 10 July 2019
• In 2022, the Padres were scuffling down the stretch not unlike the Giants last season.
  — Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 25 Mar. 2024
• So, the heart of Texas’ lineup went 0 for 12 in a game and series where the offense scuffled.
  — Shawn McFarland, Dallas News, 20 Aug. 2023
• The two men and two women went outside to scuffle in the parking lot.
  — Joan Rusek, cleveland.com, 21 Feb. 2018
• The officers and Wright appeared to scuffle as the cops attempt to pull Wright from the car.
  — Kiara Alfonseca, ABC News, 17 May 2021
• All year long, Moss had scuffled, plagued by strikeouts and poor at-bats.
  — Rustin Dodd, kansascity, 19 July 2017
• Arizona State — The Sun Devils scuffled in the second half of the year but have a bevy of shooters.
  — Ncaa.com, CNN, 13 Mar. 2018
• All three scuffled a few seconds on the ground, as partially seen from the bus video.
  — Bruce Vielmetti, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2018
• The suspect then attempted to squeeze by one of the workers, and the two locked arms and began to scuffle.
  — Andrew Mark Miller, Fox News, 4 Aug. 2023
• The Reds had also scuffled against Mets ace Jacob deGrom, who’d held them to just one hit since the third at-bat of the game.
  — Zach Buchanan, Cincinnati.com, 10 Sep. 2017
• At that point the driver of the Honda got out and began scuffling with the detective.
  — Chris Palmer, Philly.com, 29 Jan. 2018
• The 49ers took exception to the hit and players from both teams started scuffling.
  — USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2017
• The two men scuffled, and Granillo threatened to shoot the other man, Elliott said.
  — Phil Diehl, San Diego Union-Tribune, 4 Nov. 2023
• Perry shot Gerald Cole in the back after scuffling with the man and his brother.
  — Holly V. Hays, Indianapolis Star, 8 June 2018
• Playing with Delacour, Sweden’s Linn Grant four-putted the par-3 eighth hole and scuffled to an even-par 72.
  — Scott Sepich For The Oregonian/oregonlive, oregonlive, 2 Sep. 2023
• It’s come as a stark contrast to their form of just barely a week ago, when the Dodgers were scuffling through the middle of their season.
  — Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2024
• Cleveland, on the other hand, was scuffling, riding a four-game losing streak while in the midst of James' worst stretch.
  — Chris Fedor, cleveland.com, 3 Nov. 2017
• Jim McElwain is scuffling in his third season in Gainesville.
  — Jordan McPherson, ajc, 11 Oct. 2017
• Bird couldn’t miss — 42 points already — but the older Erving was scuffling, a mere six points for the Doctor.
  — Eric Moskowitz, BostonGlobe.com, 7 May 2018
• Has there ever been an era when cops didn’t scuffle with perps during arrests?
  — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 3 Feb. 2024
• Butler had been scuffling of late but on his 24th birthday, went 2-for-3 to help Oakland earn its first win over the Red Sox this season after four straight losses.
  — Staff and Wire Reports, The Mercury News, 10 July 2024

Last Updated: 11 Nov 2024