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Wondering how to use Scram in a sentence? Below are 9 example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as get or leave.

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Scram in a sentence

Related words

Scram | Scrambling | Scramble | Scrambled | Scrambles | Scrambler | Scramblers | Scramjet | Scramuzza

Scram meaning

To leave in a hurry; to go away.

Synonyms of Scram

buzz off fuck off get bugger off leave go forth go away

Related words

Other words often associated with Scram or its synonyms:

arrive catch hit stop give parting idle change return come permission loll

Using Scram

  • The main meaning on this page is: To leave in a hurry; to go away.
  • Useful related words include: buzz off, fuck off, get, bugger off.
  • In the example corpus, scram often appears in combinations such as: or scram.

Context around Scram

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.6 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 5 middle, 4 end
  • Sentence types: 9 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

discovered 1× comm 1× see 1× undergoes 1×

Often after:

towers 1× mechanism 1×

Sentence patterns with Scram

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

and discovered scram an alcohol 1× bear to scram and it 1× down see scram 1× down undergoes scram 1× shutdown or scram 1× skidoo or scram from what 1× systems to scram the reactor 1× the comm scram towers 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

brittany christensen yelled 1× despite the control 1× he wanted to 1× in such cases 1× northstar fixed all 1× nuclear reactors generally 1×

Common sentence endings:

and it worked 1× comm scram towers 1× down see scram 1× down undergoes scram 1× emergency shut down 1× eventually reaching convert 1×

Words around Scram

Just before it in the word index:

scraggy 3 scraggs 4 scraggly 4 scragg 3 scrag 4 scrabster 3

Just after it in the word index:

scramble 442 scrambled 359 scrambler 27 scramblers 16 scrambles 77 scrambling 465

Similar in corpus frequency:

aakash 12 aanholt 12 aardwolf 12 abadan 12 abati 12 abcc 12

Corpus analysis for Scram

  • In this selection, "scram" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, discovered, comm, see, towers and mechanism stand out and add context to how "scram" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include and discovered scram an alcohol and bear to scram and it. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "scram" sits close to words such as aakash, aanholt and aardwolf, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with scram

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Northstar fixed all the bombs, thereby destroying the comm-scram towers. (11 words)

Brittany Christensen yelled at the bear to scram-and it worked. (11 words)

It is this output fraction which remains when the reactor is suddenly shut down (undergoes scram ). (16 words)

Longer example sentences

The iconic Flatiron Building is said to have been the source of the phrase " 23 skidoo " or scram, from what cops would shout at men who tried to get glimpses of women's dresses being blown up by the winds created by the triangular building. (45 words)

He wanted to help her reunite with her child as soon as possible, so he did some research, and discovered SCRAM, an alcohol-monitoring bracelet widely used in U.S. impaired driving cases. (33 words)

In such cases, residual decay heat from the core may cause high temperatures if there is loss of coolant flow, even a day after the chain reaction has been shut down (see SCRAM ). (33 words)

Example sentences (9)

The Fukushima reactors 1-3 working at the time of the powerful earthquake on 3/11 survived the quake and went into emergency shutdown or SCRAM.

He wanted to help her reunite with her child as soon as possible, so he did some research, and discovered SCRAM, an alcohol-monitoring bracelet widely used in U.S. impaired driving cases.

Northstar fixed all the bombs, thereby destroying the comm-scram towers.

Brittany Christensen yelled at the bear to scram-and it worked.

Despite the control rods being inserted via a SCRAM mechanism, the reactor temperature rose uncontrollably due to decay heat from fission products created during normal operation, eventually reaching convert.

In such cases, residual decay heat from the core may cause high temperatures if there is loss of coolant flow, even a day after the chain reaction has been shut down (see SCRAM ).

It is this output fraction which remains when the reactor is suddenly shut down (undergoes scram ).

Nuclear reactors generally have automatic and manual systems to scram the reactor in an emergency shut down.

The iconic Flatiron Building is said to have been the source of the phrase " 23 skidoo " or scram, from what cops would shout at men who tried to get glimpses of women's dresses being blown up by the winds created by the triangular building.

Common combinations with scram

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

  • or scram 2×

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "scram" in a sentence?
An example: "The Fukushima reactors 1-3 working at the time of the powerful earthquake on 3/11 survived the quake and went into emergency shutdown or SCRAM." This page contains 9 example sentences with the word "scram" from authentic English texts.
What does "scram" mean?
Scram means: To leave in a hurry; to go away.
What are synonyms of "scram"?
Common synonyms of "scram" include: buzz off, fuck off, get, bugger off, leave, go forth, go away.
How many example sentences with "scram" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 9 example sentences with "scram", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.