How to Use scoop in a Sentence

scoop

1 of 2 noun
  • Here's the scoop on how to clean leather.
  • The story turned out to be the political scoop of the year.
  • She always knows the scoop.
  • How many scoops is too many scoops?
    Nellah Bailey McGough, Southern Living, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Add a scoop of lentils to your soup.
    Rachel MacPherson, Outside, 11 Jan. 2026
  • Here’s the full scoop from last month.
    Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 June 2026
  • No one gets a true scoop of ice cream.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 9 June 2026
  • Get the full scoop at Newsweek.
    Alexis Kayser, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Tune in to get the inside scoop!
    Kasey Caminiti, USA Today, 4 Oct. 2025
  • With a scoop of vanilla ice cream on top?
    Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 10 Mar. 2026
  • Serve with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
    Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 22 Dec. 2025
  • Serve with a big scoop of vanilla ice cream.
    Patricia S York, Southern Living, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Place scoops of goat cheese over mixture in dish.
    Jenavieve Christensen, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Dec. 2025
  • Add a scoop of vanilla ice cream on the side.
    Lizzy Briskin, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 Jan. 2026
  • Time for a big scoop of stories to start your day.
    Laura L. Davis, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Serve as is or with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
    Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 6 Feb. 2026
  • An ice scoop was stored on top of a dirty surface.
    Sacbee.com, 6 Mar. 2026
  • In a chilled glass, add two scoops of vanilla bean ice cream.
    Emily Price, Forbes.com, 27 Aug. 2025
  • Defne and Mete got a single scoop each.
    Ayşegül Savaş, New Yorker, 24 May 2026
  • This berry dessert is best served warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
    Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Feb. 2026
  • Add a scoop of ice and shake 30 seconds.
    C.w. Cameron, AJC.com, 29 Mar. 2026
  • Our recipe testers like it best served warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
    Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Aug. 2025
  • In Gallup, dinner came with free scoops of ice cream.
    Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 17 May 2026
  • Davis worked hard to draw out movie scoops from Bruckheimer.
    Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 26 Sep. 2025
  • As a bonus, an ice scoop is included in the set.
    Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 21 Apr. 2026
  • As a bonus, an ice scoop is included in the set.
    Rebecca Jones, Southern Living, 19 May 2026
  • Want scoop on any of the following shows?
    Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 9 Aug. 2025
  • The rice scoop had visible old food residue on it.
    Sacbee.com, 16 Jan. 2026
  • Each pseudo-scoop is as ephemeral as a mayfly.
    David Remnick, New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2026
  • No excuse is even needed for a scoop.
    Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 1 Mar. 2026

scoop

2 of 2 verb
  • Scoop a hole in the dough for the filling.
  • He scooped the dice off the table and rolled again.
  • He scooped flour into the bowl.
  • The children scooped handfuls of marbles from the pile.
  • A backhoe was scooping dirt from the hole.
  • She has a job scooping ice cream.
  • The city's biggest newspaper got scooped by a weekly paper that released the story a full day before.
  • Skip dirt scooped from the yard.
    Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Kansas City Star, 27 May 2026
  • Serve warm scooped from the dish.
    Mary Ann Esposito, Boston Herald, 14 Jan. 2026
  • Use a spoon to scoop out the seeds and any stringy pieces.
    Robin Miller, AZCentral.com, 29 Oct. 2025
  • Cut off the ends and slice them open to scoop out the flesh.
    Rebekah Evans, TheWeek, 2 Jan. 2026
  • Feel free to scoop instead of slice.
    Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Jan. 2026
  • Open the pumpkin and scoop out the seeds.
    Cody Godwin, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Even still, someone scooped it right up.
    Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 9 Oct. 2025
  • Slice them in half and scoop with a spoon, or peel and dice them.
    Brandi Jones, Verywell Health, 23 Dec. 2025
  • Slice them in half and scoop with a spoon, or peel and dice them.
    Brandi Jones, Verywell Health, 22 May 2026
  • Gently scoop out yolks and place in a small bowl.
    Maddy Bendgen, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Nov. 2025
  • Then, scoop out the flesh with a spoon, says Morales.
    Kirsten Nunez, Martha Stewart, 28 May 2026
  • Take your spoon and scoop a huge amount of peanut butter.
    Hilary Fitzgerald Campbell, New Yorker, 23 Sep. 2025
  • The researchers scooped it up and brought it aboard the sub.
    Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 25 May 2026
  • Use a small spoon to scoop out the seeds and membranes.
    Gretchen McKay, Twin Cities, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Slice it in half and scoop out the flesh with a spoon for an easy snack.
    Randi Gollin, Martha Stewart, 14 June 2026
  • Flick scooped him up, a beam breaking across his face.
    Laia Cervelló Herrero, New York Times, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Don’t sleep on the corn tortillas to scoop it all up.
    Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 26 June 2026
  • Once slush forms, use a shovel to scoop the ice away.
    Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 23 Jan. 2026
  • Cut each cube with a knife, scoop out with a spoon, or eat straight from the peel.
    Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 8 Nov. 2025
  • This was scooping muck from the reaches of his lungs.
    Courtney Crowder, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Take any half lemon and scoop out any remaining pulp.
    Natalia Gonzalez Blanco Serrano, The Spruce, 7 June 2026
  • Just cut off the cheeks and scoop out the flesh with a spoon right into the blender.
    Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 8 Nov. 2025
  • There are also desserts, such as scooped ube ice cream and green tea mochi ice cream.
    Susan Selasky, Freep.com, 3 Sep. 2025

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