Sentences with phrase «like scrabble»

Through his art, Bradley attempts to find the perfect balance inside a triangle of Twombly - like scrabble, kitschy iconography and hard - edge geometric abstraction inspired by the old avant - garde movements.

Much like scrabble you are given a set of letters and you take turns to conjure up words.

For example, I use hip - hop music to reinforce alphabet skills; games like scrabble and hangman to reinforce phonetic skills, and poems and songs to support the teaching of phonics to older ELL students.

Not exact matches

So the like of Chelsea, City and United are likely to be top 3 with a few others scrabbling around for the top 6 places with an eye on the prized top 4.

I don't see how any true fan can be happy about the situation we are in The club goes backwards each year but still fans on here and other social media outlets think that the club are doing great, how can you be happy when we see the same thing year in year out, scrabble for 4th, get champions league place, scrabble out the group then get turned over by the next big team For me this is not how a big club should be run (7th richest club in world football) Why don't we act like it.

Or could it be that teams like Real Madrid, Barca, Bayern ect just get to work on the next transfers as soon as the window shuts, and that is why we are still scrabbling around on the last day?

Death Valley, Calif. — The dozen students and scientists spread over an area called Furnace Creek look like cyborgs in floppy hats scrabbling over the boulders.

Devils bite each other on the face as they scrabble, and malignant cells can crumble off tumors like feta cheese, dropping into bite wounds.

But there are many other reasons — including the race to pump undersea oil and to establish new military outposts — that have nations with Arctic coasts scrabbling, like aggressive crabs, to establish territorial rights.

Reading, doing crossword puzzles and playing games like chess and scrabble stimulate the brain.

Suits you very well:) About board game, I always like to play Monopoly and scrabble, so much fun!

I'm a single parent of 3 teenage girls, Had no social life for god knows how long.I do not drink, watch football, do pubs & clubs or suffer fools gladly.I do like the movies, scrabble, card games, reading &... and after 2 yrs It's driving me mad.lol.anything else pls ask.

As studios scrabble around for well - established material that can possibly be spun into a lucrative big - screen franchise, the videogame seriesNeed for Speed must have seemed like a no - brainer.

They describe local schools as «scrabbling around for any form of cash like a desperate person checking down the side of their sofa for the odd pound coin or two».

We're less convinced about the company's promise it will offer a «dynamic, emotional experience» however — there still seems like a large degree of disconnection between what dynamic and emotional traits mean to people like us and what they mean to companies desperately scrabbling to remain relevant as tastes and trends change.

That sounds like a lot of money, but the SRT8 has more grunt than the previous - generation M5, can get within a whisker of 170mph and can scrabble to 60 in 5sec flat.

As an all - seasons car, the four - wheel drive version of the Vitara is a practical choice — it might not climb a mountain or cross a river like the Land Rover Defender, but it's perfectly capable of crossing a muddy field or finding traction on icy roads where two - wheel - drive cars would scrabble for grip.

Cowboys like P.I. Garnet dream of competing and winning the big money stakes at the annual National Rodeo Finals but most endure a hard - scrabble, impoverished lifestyle and limited career options.

Inside your skull thoughts were scrabbling like rats.

WordTrap Dungeon is a scrabble - like, word spelling game, mixed with classic dungeon RPG mechanics.

There's plenty of scrabbling around on hands - and - knees, searching for hidden exits, and the whole house is suitably maze - like, so you never feel comfortable.

This acceleration has been promised «just around the corner» for a long time now, I'm happy to give people like Hansen a bit of a pass on his 1984 work because it was so groundbreaking (and substantially correct), but it's now starting to feel like people are scrabbling around trying to find excuses.

That still leaves Microsoft as a small player, only now scrabbling for market share against the likes of Samsung and LG.

This left me scrabbling around a dark room searching for a light switch like some sort of caveman, if cavemen had nice houses and electric lights.

Wading through the murk so you don't have to... The Mag I Bought This Week Award goes to... The weekly magazines are scrabbling over Jennifer Aniston's engagement like my chooks with a corn cob — everyone wants a piece.

Nothing like some Christmas balls spread throughout the home... and what a witty idea with the scrabble letters!