scrawled
Example Sentences
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That’s what came with the “Los Angeles” scrawled across the chest of his new blue jersey.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 5, 2026
A piece of concrete that the family had scrawled their names in.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 20, 2026
Looking at his police file, I can hardly read the signature over his statement; his name is illegible, scrawled and messy, like that of a boy.
From Slate ● May 12, 2026
Victors went beyond checking off a list of hastily scrawled names to thanking entire categories of people: women, ancestors, Koreans, audiences.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 16, 2026
If a ward passed away while under guardianship, a single word was usually scrawled by his or her name: “Dead.”
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
