How To Use Scram In A Sentence

The engine on the X-51, called a supersonic-combustion ramjet, or "scramjet," pulls off a couple of especially tricky tasks. When Supersonic Is Just Too Slow
Keeping specific goals and metrics for testing in mind not only helps track status and results, but also avoids the last-second scramble to pull together necessary reports.
She learned to scramble around and even run sideways, but not forward.
The arrival of the charity van set off a minor riot as villagers scrambled for a share of the aid.
I was madly scrambling into my drysuit while Bill got the details from the divers, who had been drifting with this group for an hour or so.

Some scrambling is involved but nothing too severe.
Those buyers not up to speed might find they are left behind in the scramble to get onto the property ladder. Times, Sunday Times
However, in a mad final scramble, the Vipers were able to hold on to win their fourth straight Stampede Challenge title.
Carpenter scrambled out of the pocket, pulled up at the line of scrimmage and shoveled the ball to Thompson, who outleaped two defenders under the goal post. USATODAY.com
For a moment I feared I was going to drown as I lay pole-axed on the shingle, but scrambled free in time. Country diary: Western Cumbria
Scrambling to her feet, she zigzagged away across the wasteland, through the grimy cans an(l hubcaps and other roadside jetsam. COMPULSION
The group scattered and Justin scrambled to the school.
On Seventh Avenue, slack-jawed visitors scrambled for digital cameras, and taxicabs actually slowed down for something other than a fare.
They cheer as they spill out of their cars, scrambling up the wrought-iron gate and backflipping into the yard like an invading army. THE EXILE OF GIGI LANE
With more than 50 million Larsson books sold world-wide, publishers scrambled to anoint his literary heir—preferably a political and prolix Scandinavian. Tattooed by Politics
The riders, known as scramblers, are illegally riding their motorbikes, quad bikes and scooters across Crane Park and are tearing up the ground in the process.
Taking the penalty was a bad choice, but I also don't know if Big Easy was ever going to unscramble it, Keoghan says. Amazing Race: Phil Keoghan Explains Why These 11 Teams Have Unfinished Business
The Russian air force scrambled a fighter jet to intercept a Manchester-bound airliner that had strayed into its air space
The first uses what AirTight now alternately refers to as a "vulnerability" or a "limitation" in the 802.11 specification: a shared encryption key called the group temporal key (GTK), shared by all clients connected to the same access point, can't detect an address spoofing attempt (the pairwise keys, which are used to scramble data between a given client and the access point, can). AirTight defends Wi-Fi WPA2 'vulnerability' claim
Its inner horseshoe of tables remains the premier spot for early-morning dealmaking over smoked salmon and scrambled eggs. Times, Sunday Times
As she entered, I was standing in front of the oversized mirror wedged in between a dozen or so teenaged girls all scrambling to restore their fallen bouffants.
Again, if demand for rented accommodation slackens further, investors might high-tail it out of the market, pushing prices down in the scramble.
I'll have tomato juice, waffles, scrambled eggs and tea.
Pascoe heard her scream and scrambled across junk and debris in the darkness.
Jaworski says McNabb diminishes the impact of his inaccuracy by being an elite scrambler and rarely making stupid throws, and that was true even during his struggles.
Unleashed, she is a maenad: not crabby but sardonic and perpetually restless, she scrambles over the stage, squaring up to several men at a time; she drinks from a hip flask; she wees; she smokes – and she fumes. The Taming of the Shrew; The Trial of Ubu; Our New Girl – review
He unfurled the blanket insulation over the concertina wire and scrambled over the fence as a Doberman streaked toward him, snarling. THE KILL CLAUSE
She coughed, expelling the last of the water, and scrambled to her feet.
Yet when it happens there is a mad scramble to see what is possible in terms of rescue and then what needs to be put in place to avert marine ecological disaster, prior to rescuing or salvaging the vessel.
The Republican Party's slapstick search for a leader would be heartwarming and sidesplitting, but for the tragic knowledge that one of these scrambling midgets will collect tens of millions of votes in the presidential election of 2012. Frank Schaeffer: President Obama Will Win In An Overwhelming Landslide in 2012 and Will Deserve the Victory
The south ridge of Conival has unavoidable scrambling.
Get out your DC decoder rings to descramble this message. Timothy Karr: Change or Cha-ching?
a scrambled plan of action
However, when James Naughtie pressedMiliband on whether the Government are opposing a popular vote on thereferendum becauseit's one they'dlose, the Foreign Secretary dropped in this (quoting as accurately as scrambing around for a pen and paper will allow): It's so unfair!
She's a gun-shy divorcee whose surround-sound biological clock is ticking so loudly that everyone - from her senile aunt to her nosy butcher - is scrambling to set her up.
So said the witness, a man who'd pulled over to see what was going on, why a tall, dark-haired teenager was scrambling from a car to race for the tracks when a train was coming ... Ann Packer's 'Molten': Narrative Magazine's Friday Feature
I carried her with me and placed her on the ladder and she scrambled up, her little, ragged dress catching momentarily on the nails of the rafters.
Meanwhile, world leaders scrambled for new ways to prop up the euro. Times, Sunday Times
We sat and watched the screen as it fizzed black and white shapes that during the course of the last three hours had scrambled my tiny mind.
Researchers have been scrambling to respond to a crisis that has rocked France's ostreiculture photo: pubulic domain/Binh Giang WN.com - Articles related to French oyster pilferers adding to cultivators’ woes
`No need to lock your door and switch on your scrambler, I'm not after His Lordship. CASCADES - THE DAY OF THE DEAD
The shortage of the chemotherapy drug, called cytarabine, is so severe that major cancer and academic medical centers are rationing the drug while other hospitals have run out and are scrambling to get more. Leukemia Drug Shortage May Get Relief
The summit itself, which lies west of the col, involves some awkward scrambling but the views are as good from the col as the summit.
Scrambling up the talus slope, the cave entrance is easy to spot on the right side.
The machine had some other features to increase the complexity: There was a plugboard to further scramble the letters, and the machine came equipped with half a dozen or so rotors, of which 3 (later 4) were inserted at any one time. Conservapedia - Recent changes [en]
Investors are also scrambling to buy dollars before an expected devaluation. Times, Sunday Times
It was a real scramble to the top of the hillside.
Some scramble for the freshly scrubbed MBAs; others want analysts who come from the industry they will cover.
He uses terms like commensalism and epiphyte, and primary and secondary forest, and crepuscular; and our brains scramble to keep up. Valerie Tarico: Madagascar: West Knows Best
The North West Air Ambulance was then scrambled to the area which is inaccessible to vehicles.
Tourists were scrambling over the rocks looking for the perfect camera angle.
He broke his leg in his scramble down the wall.
The girl scrambled over the wall.
The Aggies have been far less competitive than they were last year and are scrambling to salvage something positive out of this season.
He scrambled to his little feet, his eyes were wild with something old, stronger and feral, panting and gasping for air.
It was a long scramble to the top of the hill.
Hence their scramble to divert domestic rubbish anywhere but landfill. Times, Sunday Times
Tourists were scrambling over the rocks looking for the perfect camera angle.
We have seen a lot of desperate Democrats suddenly scrambling to "unify" with Clinton's supporters, now that they realize that their snowjob of an election has caused turmoil and will lead to an Obama boycott in November. Twisted little people
“It could take a week to descramble the codes, but manual control should still be available.” Star Trek: Typhon Pact Paths of Disharmony
In a sudden panic he began to scramble down.
That is why the scramble to calm anger by launching an official inquiry has become such a tangled affair. Times, Sunday Times
They would have to scram before the government launched a campaign against them.
Meanwhile, the London-based ad firm was scrambling to rejuvenate the account, bringing in creative talent from their Southern California office.
‘Scramble’ is the right word for this donnybrook.
He scrambled to the floor and was about to dive under the bed when the door swung inwards and the light from the corridor blinded him for a moment.
I'd like to zhuzh up my scrambled eggs - any recommendations on things to add to make them a bit more tasty?
Carn Mor Dearg lies on the eastern arm of the horseshoe ridge that includes Ben Nevis and is a favourite with scramblers who climb ‘The Ben’.
Lesley, you'd better scram to your own dormy or Matey will ask questions. CHALLENGE FOR THE CHALET SCHOOL
When my mom and dad came in a while later, I had the eggs scrambled and cooked to a nice golden brown.
We descended and scrambled and zigged and zagged and trudged ever on.
So when he started towards me, I scrambled off the oxsain, fled into the weaver 's. HERE BE DRAGONS
The ground was rocky and Damian quickly scrambled over to Thera.
She managed to scramble out of the vehicle as it burst into flames.
Pedestrians took their lives in their hands running the tree-lined gauntlet, forced to scramble up steep bankings if two vehicles met on the narrow stretch.
The arrival of the charity van set off a minor riot as villagers scrambled for a share of the aid.
One of Robert's granddaughters slipped into the water as the family scrambled from one housetop to another.
I've spent a lot of time twisting the knobs, getting the mix almost right before going too far and scrambling the hues again.
Bad scrambled eggs are beyond the pale: insipid, pale lemon yellow fading to a bilious grey - granular, curdling or lying in a puddle of whey-like liquid.
The blue glop that they like to call food had just arrived, and everyone was scrambling to get a serving for some strange reason.
In course of the Turkish empire declining rapidly, the great powers of Europe started to scramble for the empire's heritage. Among the powers, Russia was a chief director in the partitions of Turkey.
Following a path without caring where it led as he pondered, he was brought up short when a doe and her young fawn scrambled quickly to their feet and bounded off.
We take all morning to climb the steep ridge, scrambling over huge granite boulders, taking care not to dislodge stones, which might hit hikers below.
The license gives set-top makers and vendors access to a signal-scrambling and descrambling system.
Scritch, scratch, scramble, through the thorny bushes!
Craving the arancini at Galleria Umberto, she drove in the other day, hoping to win the scramble for parking before the pizzeria sold out.
It is also possible to gain High Ledge by scrambling rightwards from the foot of Labrum.
The ball shot through my legs and we managed to scramble two byes.
That was the only goal of the first half but Jimmy Spencer poked home in a goalmouth scramble just before the hour.
Is it all this broken-up breccia or is there, maybe, a big old finger of basalt sticking up that we could scramble right on down? THE FALLEN MAN
Stand off Andy Hirst caused panic in the home defence with a high bomb which was scrambled out of play.
The descent down into the gully seemed like the hard section was in the beginning with some scrambling down boulders.
His head flicked up, he looked left and right and went on to his back foot, preparing for a cartoon scram. BLOOD IS DIRT
Aurora would very much like to tell him to scram but she really did need his help.
Scientists' careers depend on publishing studies, and they often have to scramble to get the money to do them.
She scrambled to her feet and ran coltishly past him and over the bridge, hiding her face and calling gaily, "Come on! The Judge
They dumped their BMX bikes and scrambled over a fence to launch the merciless attack. The Sun
Getting dressed on the side of a logging road with no real place to park, we scramble to get our clothes on, gear stashed and snowshoes lashed to our boots before the first crazed logger sweeps around the corner in his big rig.
Sorters had to unscramble a moving target, while tests had to resist a moving arrow.
Two years ago he went there for the Seniors Open with his emotions scrambled.
An army bomb squad was scrambled to dispose of an unexploded mortar shell found poking out of a rabbit hole on Easter Sunday.
He uses terms like commensalism and epiphyte, and primary and secondary forest, and crepuscular; and our brains scramble to keep up. Valerie Tarico: Madagascar: West Knows Best
In Story mode, unscramble moving puzzles to reveal a hidden story.
Meanwhile, the London-based ad firm was scrambling to rejuvenate the account, bringing in creative talent from their Southern California office.
Greek air force jets were scrambled when the plane lost contact with air traffic control Sunday morning.
There was a plate of untouched scrambled eggs and a glass of orange juice on the table, which led her to guess that he'd fixed himself breakfast but had been unable to eat.
Meanwhile, world leaders scrambled for new ways to prop up the euro. Times, Sunday Times
To dispel my disappointment and any Irish duppies - ghosts - that might be hovering about we attacked the three hours scramble to the summit of Blue Mountain Peak.
It was on scramble code, which automatically heterodyned the audio output so that Desai's wife could not hear what came to him a couple of meters away. The Day Of Their Return
Her hands grasped the tiniest cracks and protuberances and without thought to where they would take her, her feet scrambled for the slightest toehold!
And think about this: Unlike rockets, which must carry oxygen with them as a "combustor" to ignite the fuel supply, scramjets take oxygen from the atmosphere, offering a huge savings in aircraft weight, and researchers around the world would like to take advantage. From On High
When I finally managed to scramble down, my legs were all aquiver, and my palms were studded with splinters. The Dark Side of Innocence
LICHTMAN: I think I asked them about this, because I said, you know, if you see a parent and a kid on a jungle gym, you know, most of the times the kids are going to be able to scramble up quicker.
Its glory days came when Spitfire and Hurricane pilots scrambled to defeat Hitler's Luftwaffe despite overwhelming odds.
The Vibram sole unit could do with a little more rigidity for scrambling, but provides good adhesion for walking on all surfaces.
There is also a scramble to fill the vacancies at the top. Times, Sunday Times
They had been talking about going home and making scrambled eggs - which would be quite a comedown from last night's glorious dinner.
Scrambling turned to roped up exploration as the frustrating hunt for anything remotely matching the guidebook description ensued.
The two main contenders are hypersonic ramjets or scramjets and nanotube-based space elevators.
He scrambled against the outcropping, his feet slipping, his arms burning with stress as he fumbled to keep himself from falling. Earl of Durkness
The five children scrambled to their feet and hurried out of the tent leaving the men to talk.
Finally, the Federals ran out of ammunition and turned to fighting hand-to-hand with bayonets, scrambling through the forest and the underbrush.
It's a quick scramble down from the summit to my skis.
Unfortunately, by the time they arrived, my tastebuds had changed their mind and started eyeing my Timothy's scrambled eggs in an acquisitive manner.
Police say there is a growing trend of illegal scrambling there and residents have complained about noise, damage to the land and the risk posed to walkers.
It buys us the time to examine how the hospital works, so we aren't always desperately scrambling from day-to-day, patching things together as best we can.
Fighter jets scrambled into the clear blue skies above the American capital.
This recipe is based on mu shu pork, the popular Chinese restaurant dish that combines deep-fried or stir-fried strips of pork with a colorful array of Chinese vegetables and some scrambled eggs, all of which are rolled up in a thin, cigarlike pancake and dipped in hoisin or plum sauce. SARA MOULTON’S EVERYDAY FAMILY DINNERS
They have taken over key positions there and are scrambling to devise a plan to salvage the business.
The scramble is on to get projects onto lists for a coming logrolling of epic proportions.
My eyes and throat begin to burn as I scramble beneath my cot, feeling for my gas mask with shaking hands.
However, the giant pre-empted him by the simple expedient of hauling the prostrate felon off the ground by his hair and then dropping him when Grundle had scrambled clear.
'' We had that letdown, we didn't get that (second-half) field goal and it kind of deflated us, '' said Kitna, who took over for Palmer and spent most of his time scrambling. USATODAY.com - Scores
His family is struggling and scrambling to deal with not only the emotional issues but the financial impact as well.
Instead, she delivered what looked like a scathing remark and marched toward the door with Henry scrambling after her.
She wriggled off the windowsill and scrambled onto the stone wall, ignoring the twinges of pain in her damaged wrist.
Maria scrambled to her feet as the soft sand shifted beneath her.
If he does pull off an upset, there will be an almighty scramble to find some people who do know him. The Sun
When we negotiate, our clients certainly want a program, which scrambles a signal so you can't copy it.
He was carefully conveyed to the boat; the _Osprey_ was safely beached, high and dry, and loaded with stones to prevent her being buffeted by the winds again, until such time as she could be removed; and the boys, with lightened hearts, scrambled into the haaf-boat, carrying with them all their campaigning effects. Viking Boys
Ragefully, she tells the guests to scat, get lost, vamoose, just scram! Sendak's Party Animals
The second half was again scrappy and Farncombe's winner came after a goalmouth scramble.
It's a job I'll do for as long as it takes to actually find the right job and at that point I'll quit and leave them scrambling, resentfully, to find my replacement.
The crew scrambled into rescue boats. Times, Sunday Times
They scrambled out the door like bloodhounds on the scent.
The cragsmen scrambled onto the rocks from their boat at the one landing site that gave them access to the summit.
My Dad was a Southerner so his favorite Sunday breakfast always included some fried fish (whiting, porgy, Virginia spot or croaker), with grits, scrambled eggs and cheese and corn bread. Dining With Mis Lil: Father’s Day Potato Salad «
She scrambled up the ladder and shots cracked from guns and ricocheted off metal and pocked brick wall.
I admit, that spinach/mushroom scrambled egg thing sounds delicious, but again - I either have to dethaw frozen spinach or risk mushrooms going bad. Nutrition Facts
The driver started honking and had already started pulling out again as I pulled my keks up and scrambled back onto the bus. TravelPod.com TravelStream™ — Recent Entries at TravelPod.com
She managed to scramble over the wall.
Patrick scrambled aft and snapped his safety harness around the binnacle support. CORMORANT
Nevertheless, before I knew what I was doing, I was scrambling down the ladder and running over the cobblestones of the road.
Tied together by a length of rope, Whymper and the guide scrambled up the steep slopes until they reached a tall slab of rock known as the Chimney.
He also said a weak signal could be scrambled and be undetected by another broadcaster.
And whatever happens, after May 3 they're predicting a mad scramble for one-way only tickets.
Then you can start to do science by working on the values of isolated elements instead of the hoge poge we get now with everything scrambled. Climate Insensitivity and AR(1) Models « Climate Audit
The enraged men caught him just outside the door, slammed in his face by Macklin, and I had one glimpse of him as I scrambled in along the footrope. The Grain Ship
Jake scrambled downstairs at a run and launched himself at Jonathan with a cry of joy.
People sleeping outdoor are scrambling for any hopeful cover. Christianity Today
He rubbed his eyes and scrambled to his feet, brushing down his clothes to cover up his embarrassment. POSITIVELY FEARLESS: Breaking free of the fears that hold you back
Hedera blanched and scrambled to her feet, far more alert than her parents, who were rubbing whatever parts of their anatomies had been injured in the tip of the boat.
The aircraft are designed to scramble and intercept incoming enemy jets before they can pose a threat to the carriers.
He scrambled through 14 tonnes of waste to find the tiny jewellery case - no bigger than a large matchbox.
When the manager retired, there was a scramble for his job.
The Russian air force scrambled a fighter jet to intercept a Manchester-bound airliner that had strayed into its air space
After that psychological barrier was passed, the remaining scrambles and squeezes were negotiated with relative ease, and any mutinous murmurs were thankfully subdued.
Gasping for air, I scramble towards the raft and, with my four bobbing companions, swim to the safety of the shore pushing the raft in front of us.
The scrambled data can only be unlocked with passwords that you determine.
Add the eggs and stir gently until softly scrambled.
‘What happened?’ Laras demanded, scrambling to a sitting position and examining his scraped knees and palms.
They unlocked the door and I skedaddled out past the yellow tape perimeter and then scrambled home.
A fire engine and two support vehicles were scrambled and trains to the airport were temporarily suspended. The Sun
That left scalpers who had expected to sell seats for many times their face value scrambling to offload them at knock-down prices.
The company has benefited as three major industry segments suppliers of memory chips, microprocessors and other logic chips, and build-to-order companies called foundries scramble to add production capacity to keep up with rising demand. Applied Materials Boosts Revenue Forecast
Those wishing to walk more easily up Pavey Ark without recourse to scrambling should head around Stickle Tarn in an anti-clockwise direction and follow a path along the side of Bright Beck.
This year the scramble in Claremorris will be on the first Saturday in July and John has already made preliminary arrangements for the event.
Preston took the lead against the run of play when Nicola Rawlinson forced the ball home after a goal mouth scramble.
She scrambled into bed and turned off the light.
A perilous leap to the edge was followed by a difficult scramble over slimy rock faces.
The book includes a recipe detailing how to make scrambled eggs properly, and macaroni cheese. Times, Sunday Times
degausser" - an instrument that disrupts and realigns the tape's magnetic domains, scrambling the encoded information and rendering it permanently unreadable. Slate Magazine
Redditer Niqalye posted this gem from a child on Reddit that gives a pretty disturbing answer to a word scramble about a goat. Child's Word Scramble Answer Disturbing On Multiple Levels (PICTURE)
For some time, however, Alexander gingerly and scramblingly led the way. The Captain's Doll
It is left now to the white collar worker to scramble for a position.
Owen managed to scramble the ball into the net.
The Short Leachas is steeper and involves some scrambling, while the Long Leachas is technically easier.
* In a bowl, scramble eggs (I used 4 for my pie, take more or less depending on the size of your pan and grade of hungriness) with salt, pepper, and whatever other spices you like. Weekend cooking: Tapas! « Were rabbits
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We quickly scrambled for our cars, mumbling unmeant thanks for a good time.
I scrambled into my dressing gown and half-dashed half-limped down the stairs.
The inshore lifeboat manoeuvred close inshore to pick up three of the youngsters while the fourth, who had scrambled further up the cliff, was rescued by the Coastguard team by cliff line.
Though a non-swimmer, he managed to scramble back onto the wreck.
I like a light lunch, perhaps scrambled eggs and salmon.
The bad news is that this short-term augmentation of funds may again turn out to be a non-sustainable spurt," write the authors, leaving researchers scrambling to support projects started with the gusher of federal funds. Economy takes "subtle bite" out of science R&D
David Wetherall headed the cross for Watford's first corner which was scrambled away.
They got out, scrambled up the ridge for a better look, and saw rapids but no falls that looked too large to navigate.
We scramble between fishing rods, cameras and delicious crab claws, reluctant to sacrifice any of the three.
She minds me by scramming right back into the kitchen and barking her head off. Crossing the Tracks
Cook for a minute or two until it begins to set, then stir gently to lightly scramble. 4.

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