How to Use scoutmaster in a Sentence

scoutmaster

noun

• My scoutmaster pulled it out of his drab green scout pants and held it aloft.
  — James Lynch, Popular Mechanics, 8 Aug. 2019
• And about a scoutmaster who tried, and failed, to get Menna to submit to a background check.
  — Cara Kelly, USA Today, 22 Oct. 2020
• The scoutmaster said he’s always seen the value the Boy Scouts would afford his son.
  — Vincent T. Davis, ExpressNews.com, 18 Nov. 2020
• Gayle was in sixth grade when the first scoutmaster fondled him while on a camping trip.
  — Rachel Axon, USA TODAY, 17 Nov. 2020
• That’s the beginning of a five-star review left by an assistant scoutmaster, who logs lots of miles on the trails with their troop.
  — Katie Jackson, Travel + Leisure, 16 Apr. 2023
• This comes on the heels of the BSA’s decision to allow gay scoutmasters, gay Scouts, and then transgender scouts into the fold.
  — Christine M. Flowers, Philly.com, 12 Oct. 2017
• Again, he was taken to a cabin, this time in the presence of an assistant scoutmaster.
  — Cara Kelly, USA Today, 22 Oct. 2020
• The man who Toale says abused him is now dead, while the former scoutmaster Schall has accused is retired and living in upstate New York.
  — Washington Post, 11 Aug. 2019
• However, the scoutmaster for Troop 76, says the incident has been overblown.
  — Paula Rogo, Essence.com, 2 July 2018
• James Vano was an assistant scoutmaster for his son's troop.
  — Tony Rizzo and Max Londberg, kansascity, 24 May 2018
• Most scoutmasters serve for a max of three to five years, usually resigning after their sons age out of the program at 18.
  — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 July 2019
• Lang also served as an assistant scoutmaster for a Sunnyvale Boy Scout troop in the 1970s.
  — Jason Green, The Mercury News, 2 Mar. 2017
• Wilson has shared his own story of childhood abuse at the hands of his adoptive father, who was also his scoutmaster.
  — Tim Prudente, baltimoresun.com, 13 Nov. 2020
• Her dad and uncles were Eagle Scouts, and her grandfather was their scoutmaster.
  — Anjali Huynh, CNN, 8 Mar. 2021
• Several older boys dressed as Indians rowed the boat as a scoutmaster wearing a headdress and held a torch.
  — NBC news, 19 Apr. 2023
• Before the scouts could even get started on their projects their ideas had to be approved by their scoutmaster and the local roundtable of scout leaders that only holds meetings once a month.
  — Jamie Swinnerton, Houston Chronicle, 20 Dec. 2019
• According to the Times, Assistant scoutmaster David Reed also pleaded guilty to 16 counts of felony molestation and was sentenced to 38 years in prison.
  — Cara Kelly, USA TODAY, 8 Aug. 2019
• Now, that troop has about eight active Scouts, and the Cub Scout pack is almost nonexistent, said Curran, who recently stepped down as the troop's scoutmaster after his sons aged out.
  — Author: Samantha Schmidt, Kayla Epstein, Anchorage Daily News, 14 Sep. 2019
• Now, that troop has about eight active Scouts, and the Cub Scout pack is almost nonexistent, said Curran, who recently stepped down as the troop’s scoutmaster after his sons aged out.
  — Samantha Schmidt, Washington Post, 11 Sep. 2019
• Wilson has shared his own story of childhood abuse by his adoptive father, who was also his scoutmaster.
  — Tim Prudente, Washington Post, 18 Nov. 2020
• The suit says the abuse took place at an assistant scoutmaster’s home and at Camp Acahela, a Scout retreat in eastern Pennsylvania.
  — Samantha Schmidt, Washington Post, 11 Sep. 2019
• The effort that the scoutmaster, other dads and merit badge counselors put in was incredible, and left a legacy of citizenship to us all.
  — Dp Opinion, The Denver Post, 11 Aug. 2019
• The Supreme Court reversed a lower-court decision that ruled in favor of allowing James Dale to serve as an assistant scoutmaster.
  — oregonlive, 26 Feb. 2021
• Sakamoto, a schoolteacher and Boy Scout scoutmaster on Maui, developed a training program that included swimming against the current of a drainage ditch.
  — David Woods, The Indianapolis Star, 29 June 2022
• Don Abrahamson, assistant scoutmaster, Troop 73, pointed out that the troop is observing its 25th year this year.
  — Karen Zurawski, Houston Chronicle, 26 Aug. 2019
• Imagine, for instance, what would happen if the Boy Scouts or the Girl Scouts had to operate without troop leaders and scoutmasters who lead camping trips or organize outings.
  — Marlene Walk, The Conversation, 13 Aug. 2019
• Eventually the scoutmaster steps away from the harpsichord, and the figures settle in lotus position.
  — James Hamblin, The Atlantic, 16 Oct. 2017
• Also, Les Darvas will be recognized for 50 consecutive years as the troop's scoutmaster.
  — Carol Kovach, cleveland.com, 29 Jan. 2018
• The Boy Scouts of America often are listed as a co-defendant because Brouillard also was a scoutmaster who allegedly molested young boys decades ago while on scout trips.
  — Steve Limtiaco, USA TODAY, 1 Sep. 2017
• The abuse allegedly took place at an assistant scoutmaster's home and at Camp Acahela, a Scout retreat in eastern Pennsylvania.
  — Author: Samantha Schmidt, Kayla Epstein, Anchorage Daily News, 14 Sep. 2019

Last Updated: 17 Jul 2024