Used in a Sentence

scrounge

How to use scrounge in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for scrounge.

Editorial note

$200 to $300 depending on how much you scrounge from people.

Examples14
Definitions2
Parts of speech1

Quick take

collect or look around for (food)

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of scrounge gathered in one view.

verb

collect or look around for (food)

verb

obtain or seek to obtain by cadging or wheedling; "he is always shnorring cigarettes from his friends"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for scrounge.

verb

collect or look around for (food)

verb

obtain or seek to obtain by cadging or wheedling; "he is always shnorring cigarettes from his friends"

Example sentences

1

$200 to $300 depending on how much you scrounge from people.

2

Don't scrounge those $9 Netflix dollars, and don't skip your coffee.

3

This is why startups talk of 'runways' and scrounge for funding.

4

Some of the people can scrounge some of the time, but all of the people can't scrounge all of the time.

5

"Before I was famous I'd have to scrounge around for shitty jobs.

6

I'm having a great deal of difficulty trying to scrounge up a shred of sympathy for Mr. Pincus.

7

Linkification was being done in the '80s, based on one of the programs that someone managed to scrounge up in the thread, and the '90s as well.

8

And his incredible ability to scrounge computer parts.

9

People ask me about getting work now that I'm "famous", and I usually just tell them this:Before I was famous I'd have to scrounge around for shitty jobs.

10

From the consumer's side, meanwhile, a haircut is a relatively trivial expense -- not worth the time or effort to try to scrounge a better deal.

11

On occasions, it's blocked off and turned into a giant street market, where individuals sell whatever items they've managed to scrounge up, trade, for, buy, or sell.

12

Twilio's twice-monthly hackathons were explained to me thusly: how much money would you pay annually for someone to scrounge up 300 good use cases and 100 really excellent use cases for your API product?

13

When I hear stories of NBC paying over a --billion dollars-- for TV rights and then hear about an Irish gymnast who had to scrounge and fundraise just to get there, I wonder what the "Olympic Spirit" is really all about.

14

Oh, sure, there will be the odd gun-toting Amazonian survivalist gal, who can rustle game out of the bush and feed her flock, but most women and children will be expecting men to scrounge for food and water and to defend the home turf.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use scrounge in a sentence?

$200 to $300 depending on how much you scrounge from people.

What does scrounge mean?

collect or look around for (food)

What part of speech is scrounge?

scrounge is commonly used as verb.